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21 responsabilidad
f.responsibility.puesto de responsabilidad responsible positiontener la responsabilidad de algo to be responsible for somethingresponsabilidad civil/penal (law) civil/criminal liabilityresponsabilidad limitada limited liability* * *1 responsibility\cargar con la responsabilidad de algo to take responsibility for somethingresponsabilidad limitada limited liability* * *noun f.* * *SF responsibility; (Jur) liabilityhay que exigir responsabilidades al gobierno por los hechos — the government must be held accountable o responsible for what happened
de responsabilidad limitada — limited liability antes de s
responsabilidad civil — public liability, public liability insurance
responsabilidad ilimitada — (Com) unlimited liability
responsabilidad objetiva — (Jur) strict liability
* * *1)a) (de cargo, tarea) responsibilityb) ( conciencia de las obligaciones) responsibility2) (Der) ( culpa) responsibility; ( obligación de indemnizar) liabilityexigen responsabilidades al alcalde por... — the mayor is being held accountable for...
* * *= incumbency, onus, span of authority, charge, responsibility.Ex. This incumbency is no less binding upon those in the arena of 'professional education' than for those elsewise situated in the educational community.Ex. With the onus on the searcher to achieve familiarity with filing orders, there are other factors that need to be considered.Ex. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included a network of worldwide offices for the acquisition and cataloging of materials.Ex. She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.----* absolver de responsabilidad = absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.* aceptar la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).* ampliación de las responsabilidades laborales = job enrichment.* ampliación de responsabilidades laborales = job enlargement.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* asignar responsabilidad = lodge + responsibility.* asumir la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).* asumir responsabilidad = take over, take + responsibility.* atribuir responsabilidad intelectual = assign + intellectual responsibility.* atribuirse la responsabilidad = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.* bloque funcional de responsabilidad intelectual = intellectual responsibility block.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* cargar con la responsabilidad = shoulder + the burden, shoulder + the responsibility.* claridad de responsabilidades = role clarity.* compartir la responsabilidad = share + burden.* conflicto de responsabilidades = role conflict.* con responsabilidad = responsibly.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* delegación de responsabilidad = empowerment.* delegar responsabilidad = delegate + responsibility, empower.* descargar de responsabilidad = remove from + shoulders.* descargo de responsabilidad = declaration form, form of declaration, disclaimer.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.* escaquearse de una responsabilidad = weasel out of + responsibility.* exención de responsabilidad = disclaimer.* eximir de responsabilidad = absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.* exonerar a Alguien de responsabilidad = exonerate + Nombre + from responsibility.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer recaer la responsabilidad sobre = put + the onus on, put + the burden on.* inculcar responsabilidad = instil + responsibility.* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.* mención de responsabilidad = statement of authorship, statement of responsibility, byline, authorship statement.* mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.* peso de la responsabilidad, el = burden of responsibility, the.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* reivindicar la responsabilidad = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.* responsabilidad colectiva = collective responsibility, group responsibility.* responsabilidad combinada = mixed responsibility.* responsabilidad compartida = shared authorship, shared responsibility.* responsabilidad + competer a = responsibility + fall to.* responsabilidad + corresponder a = responsibility + fall to.* responsabilidad de demostrar lo que se defiende, la = burden of proof, the.* responsabilidad en la gestión = accountability.* responsabilidades = terms of reference, stewardship.* responsabilidades docentes = teaching responsibilities.* responsabilidades familiares = family responsibilities.* responsabilidad extracontractual = tort.* responsabilidad individual = individual responsibility.* responsabilidad intelectual = intellectual responsibility.* responsabilidad laboral = accountability.* responsabilidad legal = liability, legal liability, legal responsibility.* responsabilidad moral = moral stewardship, moral responsibility.* responsabilidad penal = criminal liability, criminal liability.* responsabilidad personal = personal responsibility.* responsabilidad + recaer en = responsibility + rest with.* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.* responsabilidad secundaria = secondary responsibility.* responsabilidad social = social responsibility.* responsabilidad terciaria = tertiary responsibility.* seguro de responsabilidad civil = liability insurance.* sentido de la responsabilidad = sense of responsibility.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.* ser responsabilidad de = be incumbent on/upon.* tener la responsabilidad = charge, undertake + burden.* tener la responsabilidad de = have + the responsibility of.* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.* trasladar la responsabilidad a = shift + the burden to.* * *1)a) (de cargo, tarea) responsibilityb) ( conciencia de las obligaciones) responsibility2) (Der) ( culpa) responsibility; ( obligación de indemnizar) liabilityexigen responsabilidades al alcalde por... — the mayor is being held accountable for...
* * *= incumbency, onus, span of authority, charge, responsibility.Ex: This incumbency is no less binding upon those in the arena of 'professional education' than for those elsewise situated in the educational community.
Ex: With the onus on the searcher to achieve familiarity with filing orders, there are other factors that need to be considered.Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included a network of worldwide offices for the acquisition and cataloging of materials.Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.* absolver de responsabilidad = absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.* aceptar la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).* ampliación de las responsabilidades laborales = job enrichment.* ampliación de responsabilidades laborales = job enlargement.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* asignar responsabilidad = lodge + responsibility.* asumir la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).* asumir responsabilidad = take over, take + responsibility.* atribuir responsabilidad intelectual = assign + intellectual responsibility.* atribuirse la responsabilidad = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.* bloque funcional de responsabilidad intelectual = intellectual responsibility block.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* cargar con la responsabilidad = shoulder + the burden, shoulder + the responsibility.* claridad de responsabilidades = role clarity.* compartir la responsabilidad = share + burden.* conflicto de responsabilidades = role conflict.* con responsabilidad = responsibly.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* delegación de responsabilidad = empowerment.* delegar responsabilidad = delegate + responsibility, empower.* descargar de responsabilidad = remove from + shoulders.* descargo de responsabilidad = declaration form, form of declaration, disclaimer.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* eludir responsabilidad = pass + the buck.* eludir una responsabilidad = shirk + responsibility.* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de = fall under + the jurisdiction of, fall under + the auspices of, fall under + the purview of.* escaquearse de una responsabilidad = weasel out of + responsibility.* exención de responsabilidad = disclaimer.* eximir de responsabilidad = absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.* exonerar a Alguien de responsabilidad = exonerate + Nombre + from responsibility.* hacer frente a una responsabilidad = meet + responsibility, face up to + responsibility.* hacer recaer la responsabilidad sobre = put + the onus on, put + the burden on.* inculcar responsabilidad = instil + responsibility.* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....* ley de responsabilidad por el producto = product liability law.* librar de la responsabilidad de = relieve of + the burden of.* librar de responsabilidad = relieve of + responsibility.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo = carry + the burden.* mención de responsabilidad = statement of authorship, statement of responsibility, byline, authorship statement.* mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.* peso de la responsabilidad, el = burden of responsibility, the.* poner la responsabilidad en = put + the burden on.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* reivindicar la responsabilidad = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.* responsabilidad colectiva = collective responsibility, group responsibility.* responsabilidad combinada = mixed responsibility.* responsabilidad compartida = shared authorship, shared responsibility.* responsabilidad + competer a = responsibility + fall to.* responsabilidad + corresponder a = responsibility + fall to.* responsabilidad de demostrar lo que se defiende, la = burden of proof, the.* responsabilidad en la gestión = accountability.* responsabilidades = terms of reference, stewardship.* responsabilidades docentes = teaching responsibilities.* responsabilidades familiares = family responsibilities.* responsabilidad extracontractual = tort.* responsabilidad individual = individual responsibility.* responsabilidad intelectual = intellectual responsibility.* responsabilidad laboral = accountability.* responsabilidad legal = liability, legal liability, legal responsibility.* responsabilidad moral = moral stewardship, moral responsibility.* responsabilidad penal = criminal liability, criminal liability.* responsabilidad personal = personal responsibility.* responsabilidad + recaer en = responsibility + rest with.* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.* responsabilidad secundaria = secondary responsibility.* responsabilidad social = social responsibility.* responsabilidad terciaria = tertiary responsibility.* seguro de responsabilidad civil = liability insurance.* sentido de la responsabilidad = sense of responsibility.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.* ser responsabilidad de = be incumbent on/upon.* tener la responsabilidad = charge, undertake + burden.* tener la responsabilidad de = have + the responsibility of.* tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility.* trasladar la responsabilidad a = shift + the burden to.* * *A1 (de un cargo, una tarea) responsibilitytiene la responsabilidad de mantener a la familia he is responsible for supporting the familyun puesto de mucha responsabilidad a post which involves a great deal of responsibilitytenemos que afrontar nuestras responsabilidades we must face up to our responsibilities2 (conciencia de las obligaciones) responsibilitytiene un gran sentido de la responsabilidad she has a strong sense of responsibilitycargó con toda la responsabilidad para no involucrarme a mí she took full responsibility so as not to involve mese les imputa la responsabilidad de varios robos a mano armada they are thought to be responsible for several armed robberiesexigen responsabilidades al gobernador por … the governor is being held accountable for …Compuestos:civil liability● responsabilidad criminal or penalcriminal responsibility* * *
responsabilidad sustantivo femenino
responsibility;
tener sentido de la responsabilidad to have a sense of responsibility;
cargó con toda la responsabilidad she took full responsibility
responsabilidad sustantivo femenino responsibility, liability
' responsabilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apelar
- capear
- cargar
- cargo
- competencia
- culpa
- formalidad
- imputar
- ligereza
- limitada
- limitado
- mayor
- mi
- mucha
- mucho
- recaer
- sobre
- solvencia
- afrontar
- agobiar
- asumir
- atenuar
- atribuir
- carga
- conferir
- confiar
- conllevar
- cuenta
- enfrentar
- esquivar
- evadir
- frente
- librar
- menguar
- pecho
- peso
- seriedad
- sobrecargar
- sociedad
English:
accept
- blame
- business
- carry
- disclaimer
- down
- elude
- extend
- fault
- job
- liability
- obligation
- onus
- peril
- quit
- responsibility
- responsible
- responsibly
- risk
- shun
- take upon
- undertake
- buck
- commitment
- reliability
- shift
- trust
* * *1. [obligación] responsibility;Der liability;es responsabilidad suya atender el teléfono it's her job to answer the phone;exigir responsabilidad a alguien por algo to call sb to account for sth;no quiero que recaiga sobre mí esa responsabilidad I don't want that responsibility to fall on my shoulders;tener la responsabilidad de algo to be responsible for sth;los padres tienen la responsabilidad de alimentar a los hijos fathers are responsible for feeding their children;no tuve ninguna responsabilidad en el accidente I was not in the least to blame for the accidentDer responsabilidad atenuada diminished responsibility; Der responsabilidad civil civil liability;responsabilidad ilimitada unlimited liability;responsabilidad limitada limited liability;Der responsabilidad penal criminal liability2. [cualidad] responsibility;tiene un gran sentido de la responsabilidad she has a strong sense of responsibility3. [importancia] responsibility;puesto de responsabilidad senior position;no quiero tareas de tanta responsabilidad I don't want to do tasks which involve so much responsibility* * *f responsibility* * *: responsibility* * *responsabilidad n responsibility [pl. responsibilities] -
22 mención
f.mention, citation.* * *1 mention\digno de mención worth mentioninghacer mención de algo to mention somethingmención honorífica honourable mention* * *noun f.* * *SF mentionmención honorífica — honourable o (EEUU) honorable mention
* * *femenino mention* * *= mention, statement, reference.Ex. Work on automatic classification should not be overlooked, although a brief mention only is permitted.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex. It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.----* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.* haciendo mención especial a = with particular reference to.* mención de copyright = statement of copyright.* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.* mención de edición = edition statement, statement of edition.* mención de escala = statement of scale.* mención de fondos = holdings statement.* mención de ilustración = illustration statement.* mención de las signaturas = statement of signing.* mención del formato = format statement.* mención de proyección = statement of projection.* mención de responsabilidad = statement of authorship, statement of responsibility, byline, authorship statement.* mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.* mención de serie = series statement.* mención de título = title statement.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* mención honorífica = citation.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* * *femenino mention* * *= mention, statement, reference.Ex: Work on automatic classification should not be overlooked, although a brief mention only is permitted.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex: It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* hacer mención de/a = make + mention of.* haciendo mención especial a = with particular reference to.* mención de copyright = statement of copyright.* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.* mención de edición = edition statement, statement of edition.* mención de escala = statement of scale.* mención de fondos = holdings statement.* mención de ilustración = illustration statement.* mención de las signaturas = statement of signing.* mención del formato = format statement.* mención de proyección = statement of projection.* mención de responsabilidad = statement of authorship, statement of responsibility, byline, authorship statement.* mención de responsabilidad de la edición = imprint.* mención de serie = series statement.* mención de título = title statement.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* mención honorífica = citation.* merecer mención especial = deserve + special mention.* * *mentionla sola mención de su nombre the mere mention of his nameno hizo mención de lo ocurrido he didn't mention what had happenedCompuesto:mención honorífica or de honorhonorable* mention* * *
mención sustantivo femenino
mention;
mención sustantivo femenino mention
mención de honor, honourable mention
' mención' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
referencia
- comentario
English:
citation
- honourable mention
- mention
- merit
- note
- noteworthy
- acknowledge
- commendation
- distinction
- very
* * *mención nf1. [distinción] mention;hacer mención de to mention;ser digno de mención to be worth mentioningmención honorífica honourable mention2. RP, Ven [especialidad]licenciatura en Historia, mención hispanoamericana degree in history, specializing in Spanish American studies* * *f:hacer mención de mention* * ** * *mención n mention -
23 mencionar
v.to mention.Ella nombra razones She names reasons.* * *1 to mention, cite* * *verb* * *VT to mentionsin mencionar... — not to mention..., let alone...
* * *verbo transitivo to mentionel tema mencionado anteriormente — the aforementioned o abovementioned matter (frml)
* * *= give, make + mention of, mention, name, note, quote, record, refer to, reference, touch on/upon, broach, bring + Nombre + up, speak to, make + reference to.Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.Ex. The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.Ex. Some of these codes have been mentioned in chapter 4.Ex. The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.Ex. In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex. Guidelines can be expected to discuss standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).Ex. Only a single copy of the name, subject heading, etc., would be maintained in the system and referenced by every bibliographic record using that heading.Ex. A cataloguing code also touches on the subject of bibliographic description.Ex. Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.Ex. The reason I didn't bring this up in my paper is that I've learned from bitter experience that it's well to be radical about one thing at a time.Ex. Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.Ex. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.----* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].* mencionar de pasada = make + passing mention.* mencionarse = appear.* mencionarse en conversación = come up + discussion.* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.* mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.* por no mencionar = not to mention.* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.* * *verbo transitivo to mentionel tema mencionado anteriormente — the aforementioned o abovementioned matter (frml)
* * *= give, make + mention of, mention, name, note, quote, record, refer to, reference, touch on/upon, broach, bring + Nombre + up, speak to, make + reference to.Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.Ex: Some of these codes have been mentioned in chapter 4.Ex: The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).Ex: Only a single copy of the name, subject heading, etc., would be maintained in the system and referenced by every bibliographic record using that heading.Ex: A cataloguing code also touches on the subject of bibliographic description.Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.Ex: The reason I didn't bring this up in my paper is that I've learned from bitter experience that it's well to be radical about one thing at a time.Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.Ex: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].* mencionar de pasada = make + passing mention.* mencionarse = appear.* mencionarse en conversación = come up + discussion.* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.* mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.* por no mencionar = not to mention.* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.* * *mencionar [A1 ]vtto mentioncon referencia al tema mencionado anteriormente with reference to the aforementioned o abovementioned matter ( frml)no quiero oír mencionar ese nombre I don't want to hear that name mentioned* * *
mencionar ( conjugate mencionar) verbo transitivo
to mention;
mencionar verbo transitivo to mention ➣ Ver nota en mention
' mencionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
citar
- comentar
- nombrar
- aludir
- omitir
- señor
- señorita
English:
mention
- name-dropping
- rake up
- touch
- touch on
- you-know-who
- broach
- name
- wrong
* * *mencionar vtto mention;en el mencionado estudio se afirma que… in the above-mentioned study it is stated that…* * *v/t mention* * *mencionar vt: to mention, to refer to* * *mencionar vb to mention -
24 afirmar categóricamente
(v.) = claim, make + a bold statementEx. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.* * *(v.) = claim, make + a bold statementEx: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
Ex: In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades. -
25 hacer público
v.to publicize, to announce, to broadcast, to air.* * *(comunicado) to announce (publicly)* * *(v.) = launch, make + public, proclaim, publicise [publicize, -USA], go + public, issue + statementEx. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.Ex. I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes.Ex. Having proclaimed the merits of pre-coordination in effective and efficient retrieval, the next chapter examines pre-coordinate indexing systems in greater detail.Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.Ex. The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.Ex. King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.* * *(v.) = launch, make + public, proclaim, publicise [publicize, -USA], go + public, issue + statementEx: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
Ex: I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes.Ex: Having proclaimed the merits of pre-coordination in effective and efficient retrieval, the next chapter examines pre-coordinate indexing systems in greater detail.Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.Ex: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth.Ex: King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press. -
26 reafirmar
v.1 to confirm.reafirmar a alguien en algo to confirm somebody in something2 to reaffirm, to confirm, to maintain, to ratify.Ellas reafirman sus creencias They reaffirm their beliefs.El marinero reafirmas las cuerdas The sailor reaffirms the ropes.3 to reiterate to, to maintain to.Ella reafirma venir en paz She reiterates to come in peace.4 to prove right.El presidente reafirmó a Ricardo The president proved Richard right.* * *1 to reaffirm, reassert* * *VT to reaffirm, reassert* * *verbo transitivo to reaffirm, reassert* * *= reaffirm, pander, reassert, make + a bold statement, reinforce.Ex. Coates started his study of citation order by noting Kaiser's theories of Concrete-Process and reaffirmed this aspect of Kaiser's work.Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex. Congress was denied the information it needed to discharge constitutional responsibilities, requiring it to reassert legislative prerogatives by scrutinising presidential nominees who had some involvement in Iran-Contra.Ex. In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.Ex. As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.* * *verbo transitivo to reaffirm, reassert* * *= reaffirm, pander, reassert, make + a bold statement, reinforce.Ex: Coates started his study of citation order by noting Kaiser's theories of Concrete-Process and reaffirmed this aspect of Kaiser's work.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex: Congress was denied the information it needed to discharge constitutional responsibilities, requiring it to reassert legislative prerogatives by scrutinising presidential nominees who had some involvement in Iran-Contra.Ex: In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.Ex: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.* * *reafirmar [A1 ]vtto reaffirm, reassertlo reafirma en el puesto it strengthens his hold on the job* * *
reafirmar ( conjugate reafirmar) verbo transitivo
to reaffirm, reassert
reafirmar verbo transitivo to reaffirm, reassert
' reafirmar' also found in these entries:
English:
reaffirm
- reassert
- assert
- bolster
* * *♦ vtto confirm;reafirmar a alguien en algo to confirm sb in sth* * *v/t reaffirm* * *reafirmar vt: to reaffirm, to assert, to strengthen -
27 ser atrevido
v.to be daring.* * *(v.) = make + a bold statementEx. In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.* * *(v.) = make + a bold statementEx: In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.
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28 hecho
adj.1 made, done.2 made, created.intj.1 done.2 agreed.m.1 fact, point of fact, event, happening.2 act, feat, deed, action.past part.past participle of spanish verb: hacer.* * *1 (realidad) fact2 (suceso) event, incident————————1→ link=hacer hacer► adjetivo1 (carne) done2 (persona) mature3 (frase, expresión) set4 (ropa) ready-made1 (realidad) fact2 (suceso) event, incident► interjección ¡hecho!1 done!, agreed!\a lo hecho pecho it's no use crying over spilt milk¡bien hecho! well done!de hecho in factel hecho es que... the fact is that...eso está hecho figurado that won't take long, that'll only take a minuteestar hecho,-a un,-a... to be...■ está hecho un vago he's a real waster, he's a real layabouthecho,-a a mano handmadehecho,-a a máquina machine-madehecho,-a en casa home-madehechos son amores actions speak louder than wordslo hecho hecho está what's done is doneser un hombre hecho y derecho to be a real manhecho consumado fait accomplihecho de armas feat of armsHechos de los Apóstoles RELIGIÓN Acts of the Apostles* * *1. noun m.1) fact2) deed3) event2. (f. - hecha)adj.1) done, made2) finished* * *1.PP de hacer2. ADJ1) (=realizado) donesi le dijiste que no fuera, mal hecho — if you told him not to go, then you were wrong o you shouldn't have
¡hecho! — (=de acuerdo) agreed!, it's a deal!
2) (=manufacturado) made¿de qué está hecho? — what's it made of?
3) (=acabado) done, finished; (=listo) readyel trabajo ya está hecho — the work is done o finished
¿está hecha la comida? — is dinner ready?
4) (Culin)a) (=maduro) [queso, vino] mature; [fruta] ripeb) (=cocinado)muy hecho — (=bien) well-cooked; (=demasiado) overdone
no muy hecho, poco hecho — underdone, undercooked
un filete poco o no muy hecho — a rare steak
5) (=convertido en)ella, hecha una furia, se lanzó — she hurled herself furiously
6) [persona]hecho y derecho —
7) (=acostumbrado)3. SM1) (=acto)hechos, y o que no palabras — actions speak louder than words
2) (=realidad) fact; (=suceso) eventel hecho es que... — the fact is that...
un hecho histórico — (=acontecimiento) an historic event; (=dato) a historical fact
hecho imponible — (Econ) taxable source of income
3)de hecho — in fact, as a matter of fact
de hecho, yo no sé nada de eso — in fact o as a matter of fact, I don't know anything about that
4) (Jur)* * *I1) ( manufacturado) madebien/mal hecho — well/badly made
2) ( refiriéndose a acción)lo hecho, hecho está — what's done is done
3) ( convertido en)tú estás hecho un vago — you've become o turned into a lazy devil
4) ( acostumbrado)hecho a algo — used o accustomed to something
5) (como interj) ( expresando acuerdo)IIhecho! — it's a deal!, done!
- cha adjetivo1) < ropa> ready-to-wear, off-the-rack (AmE), off-the-peg (esp BrE)hecho y derecho — < hombre> (fully) grown; < abogado> fully-fledged
3) (esp Esp) < carne> doneIIIun filete muy/poco hecho — a well-done/rare steak
1)a) (acto, acción)ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos — those are just words, I want action o I want something done
b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event2) (realidad, verdad) factel hecho es que... — the fact (of the matter) is that...
3)* * *I1) ( manufacturado) madebien/mal hecho — well/badly made
2) ( refiriéndose a acción)lo hecho, hecho está — what's done is done
3) ( convertido en)tú estás hecho un vago — you've become o turned into a lazy devil
4) ( acostumbrado)hecho a algo — used o accustomed to something
5) (como interj) ( expresando acuerdo)IIhecho! — it's a deal!, done!
- cha adjetivo1) < ropa> ready-to-wear, off-the-rack (AmE), off-the-peg (esp BrE)hecho y derecho — < hombre> (fully) grown; < abogado> fully-fledged
3) (esp Esp) < carne> doneIIIun filete muy/poco hecho — a well-done/rare steak
1)a) (acto, acción)ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos — those are just words, I want action o I want something done
b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event2) (realidad, verdad) factel hecho es que... — the fact (of the matter) is that...
3)* * *hecho11 = event, fact, deed.Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Apart from the fact that different librarians may consult different reference sources, there are other factors which may lead different cataloguers to different decisions.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.* cegarse ante el hecho de que = blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.* de hecho = actually, as a matter of fact, as it happened, de facto, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, indeed, in point of fact, in actuality, as it happens, as it is, effectively, for all intents and purposes, to all intents and purposes, for that matter.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = easier said than done.* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho = There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.* demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho = actions speak louder than words.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en el lugar de los hechos = at the scene.* enfrentarse al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho = many a slip between the cup and the lip.* enunciado de los hechos = statement of fact.* estado de hecho = rule of men.* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos = explain + Posesivo + side of the story.* exposición de los hechos = statement of fact.* hacer frente al hecho de que = face + (up to) the fact that.* hacer frente a los hechos = face + facts.* hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.* hecho consumado = fait accompli.* hecho demostrado = established fact.* hecho ineludible = hard fact.* hecho real = brute fact.* hechos dispersos = random facts.* hechos, los = plain fact, the.* hechos reales = true story.* no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* olvidarse del hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* pareja de hecho = common-law husband, common-law wife, common-law marriage.* partiendo del hecho de que = based on the understanding that.* perder de vista el hecho de que = lose + sight of the fact that.* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* presunción de hecho = prima facie.* prueba del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado = it + be + widely agreed.* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido = it + be + widely recognised.* ser un hecho bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.* verificación de los hechos = fact checking.hecho22 = executed.Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* bien hecho = well-rendered, well done.* cartón hecho de paja = strawboard.* comprar Algo hecho en serie = buy + off-the-shelf.* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano = buy + off-the-shelf.* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.* dado por hecho = foregone.* dando por hecho que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.* dar por hecho = take for + granted.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* dicho y hecho = no sooner said than done.* estar hecho a escala = be to scale.* estar hecho con la intención de = be intended for/to.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be two of a kind, be a right pair.* estar hecho para = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for.* estar hecho polvo = be + wreck.* estar hecho un desastre = be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* estar hecho un esqueleto = be a bag of bones.* frase hecha = bound phrase, cliche, formulaic words, formulaic phrase.* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.* hecho a mano = hand-made, hand-drawn, handcrafted.* hecho a máquina = machine-made.* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.* hecho añicos = shattered.* hecho a propósito = tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored].* hecho cisco = wrecked.* hecho como de pasada = throwaway.* hecho de antemano = off-the-peg, ready-made.* hecho de encaje = lacy.* hecho de grava = metalled [metaled, -USA].* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* hecho de un modo gratuito = pro bono.* hecho en América = American-built.* hecho en casa = homespun, homemade.* hecho en el extranjero = foreign-made.* hecho en el Reino Unido = British-made.* hecho en lugar de otra persona = delegated.* hecho exclusivamente para = born and bred.* hecho exclusivamente para la web = Web-centric.* hecho expresamente para = intended for.* hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.* hecho para una única ocasión = one shot.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* hecho por el autor = author-designated, author-prepared.* hecho por el hombre = man-made.* hecho por encargo = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure.* hecho por la OCLC = OCLC-produced.* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].* hecho por multicopista = mimeographed.* hecho por uno mismo = home-grown [home grown/homegrown], home-produced, self-made.* hecho puré = mashed.* hecho recientemente = fresh-made.* hechos el uno para el otro = made for each other.* hecho una salsa = saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.].* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* hecho un toro = as strong as an ox.* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* menos hecho = rarer.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* papel hecho a mano = hand-made paper.* papel hecho a máquina = machine-made paper.* papel verjurado hecho a máquina = machine-made laid paper.* ponerse hecho una fiera = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho una furia = go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un basilisco = go + ballistic, go + berserk, go + postal, lose + Posesivo + temper.* ponerse hecho un energúmeno = go + ballistic.* recién hecho = hot off the griddle.* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.* sistema informático hecho por encargo = tailored system.* solución hecha = cut-and-dried solution.* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.* tenerlo todo hecho = have + an easy ride.* un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.* * *ppA (manufacturado) madehecho a mano handmadehecho a máquina machine-made, machine-producedun traje hecho a (la) medida a made-to-measure suitestá muy bien/mal hecho it's very well/badly madeB(refiriéndose a una acción): ¡bien hecho! así aprenderá well done! o good for you! that'll teach himtomé la decisión yo solo — pues mal hecho, tenías que haberlo consultado I took the decision myself — well you shouldn't have (done), you should have discussed it with himlo hecho, hecho está it's no use crying over spilled milkC(convertido en): estaba hecho una fiera or furia he was livid o furiousestá hecha una foca she's got(ten) really fatse apareció hecho un mamarracho he turned up looking a real messme dejaron con los nervios hechos trizas when they finished my nerves were in tatters o in shreds o ( colloq) shot to piecestú estás hecho un vago you've become o turned into a lazy devilD (acostumbrado) hecho A algo used o accustomed TO sthun hombre muy hecho a la vida en el campo a man well used to o quite accustomed to life in the countryE ( como interj)(expresando acuerdo): ¡hecho! it's a deal!, done!A ‹ropa› ready-to-wear, off-the-pegcon ese físico se puede comprar los trajes hechos with his build he can buy ready-to-wear suits o he can buy his suits off the pegB (terminado) ‹trabajo› donehecho y derecho: un hombre hecho y derecho a grown o a fully grown manun abogado hecho y derecho a fully-fledged lawyerya es un jugador hecho y derecho he is already an inveterate o a confirmed gamblerC ( esp Esp) ‹carne› doneun filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steakEA1(acto, acción): ésas son palabras y yo quiero hechos those are just words, I want actiondemuéstramelo con hechos prove it to me by doing something about itno es el hecho en sí de que me lo haya robado lo que me duele sino … it's not the actual theft that upsets me but …, it's not the fact that she stole it from me that upsets me but …2 (suceso, acontecimiento) eventhechos como la caída del gobierno de Castillo events such as the fall of the Castillo governmentlos documentos hallados en el lugar de los hechos the documents found at the scene of the crimelimítese el testigo a relatar los hechos the witness will please limit o confine his testimony to the factsCompuestos:fait accompli( frml); battle( frml); violent crime ( involving bloodshed)mpl:los hecho de los Apóstoles The Acts of the ApostlesB (realidad, verdad) factes un hecho conocido por todos it's a well-known factpara esa fecha los viajes espaciales ya eran un hecho by that time space travel was already a realityel hecho es que … the fact (of the matter) is that …es un gran conocedor del país, debido al hecho de que … he knows the country very well owing to the fact that o because …el hecho de que habla tres idiomas le da una gran ventaja the fact that he speaks three languages gives him a great advantageel hecho DE QUE + SUBJ:el hecho de que mucha gente lo compre no quiere decir que sea un buen periódico the fact that a lot of people buy it doesn't make it a good newspaper, just because a lot of people buy it doesn't mean that it's a good newspaperCde hecho: de hecho, ya es significativo que haya hecho esa propuesta the fact that he has made such a proposal is in itself significantno fue una sorpresa, de hecho, me avisaron el mes pasado it didn't come as a surprise; in fact they warned me only last monthél es el director pero de hecho la que manda es ella he's the director, but she's the one who actually runs the place, he's the director, but in reality o in actual fact she's the one who runs the place* * *
Del verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer)
hecho es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
hacer
hecho
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo
1
‹casa/carretera› to build;
‹ nido› to build, make;
‹ túnel› to make, dig;
‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw;
‹ lista› to make, draw up;
‹ resumen› to do, make;
‹ película› to make;
‹nudo/lazo› to tie;
‹pan/pastel› to make, bake;
‹vino/café/tortilla› to make;
‹ cerveza› to make, brew;
hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple
estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet
2
‹ milagro› to work, perform;
‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do;
‹ mandado› to run;
‹transacción/investigación› to carry out;
‹ experimento› to do, perform;
‹ entrevista› to conduct;
‹gira/viaje› to do;
‹ regalo› to give;
‹ favor› to do;
‹ trato› to make;
aún queda mucho por hecho there is still a lot (left) to do;
dar que hecho to make a lot of work
3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make;
‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up;
‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice;
‹ pregunta› to ask;
4
◊ hecho caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);
hecho pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq);
hecho sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)
◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'
5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make;
‹ amigo› to make
6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make;
‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;
tengo que hecho la comida I must make lunch;
ver tb comida b
7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover
8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500
1
¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?;
hecho ejercicio to do (some) exercise;
¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?;
See Also→ amor 1b
◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?
2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;
¡qué le vamos a hecho! what can you o (frml) one do?;
toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better;
hechola buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!;
See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (transformar en, volver) to make;
hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces;
ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner;
hecho algo de algo to turn sth into sth;
quiero hecho de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you
2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)
me hizo abrirla he made me open it;
me hizo llorar it made me cry;
hágalo pasar tell him to come in;
me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours;
hecho que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;
hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened
verbo intransitivo
1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame hecho a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;
¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?;
hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me;
haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie
2 (fingir, simular):
haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him
3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;
la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital
4 ( interpretar personaje) hecho de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb
(+ compl) ( sentar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me
hecho v impers
1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;
hace tres grados it's three degrees;
(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible
2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido):
hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time;
hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years;
¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?;
hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago;
hasta hace poco until recently
hacerse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc):
se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister;
hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award
2
se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery
3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;
¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself?
4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself
5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make;
1
se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):
(+ me/te/le etc)
se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):
se está haciendo tarde it's getting late
e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?
2 ( acostumbrarse) hechose a algo to get used to sth
3 ( fingirse):
¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq);
hechose pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb
4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move;
5
( de amigos) to make
hecho 1
1 ( manufacturado) made;
un traje hecho a (la) medida a made-to-measure suit;
bien/mal hecho well/badly made
2 ( refiriéndose a acción):◊ ¡bien hecho! well done!;
no le avisé — pues mal hecho I didn't let him know — well you should have (done);
lo hecho, hecho está what's done is done
3 ( convertido en):
tú estás hecho un vago you've become o turned into a lazy devil
■ adjetivo
◊ un filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steak
hecho 2 sustantivo masculino
1a) (acto, acción):◊ yo quiero hechos I want action, I want something done;
demuéstramelo con hechos prove it to me by doing something about it
2 (realidad, verdad) fact;
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing?
(para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war).
El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums).
hecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (realizado) made, done: está muy bien hecho, it's really well done
2 (acostumbrado) used: está hecho a trabajar en este clima, he's used to working in this climate
3 (cocinado, cocido) done
un filete muy/poco hecho, a well-cooked/rare steak
4 (persona) mature
5 (frase) set
(ropa) ready-made
II sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso real) fact
el hecho es que..., the fact is that...
de hecho, in fact ➣ Ver nota en actually 2 (obra, acción) act, deed
3 (acontecimiento, caso) event, incident
III interj ¡hecho!, it's a deal! o all right!
' hecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acontecer
- actual
- asesinar
- braga
- bribón
- bribona
- buena
- bueno
- casera
- casero
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chapuza
- chaval
- chavala
- como
- conmoverse
- considerable
- consumada
- consumado
- Cristo
- de
- despeluchar
- desvarío
- dicha
- dicho
- documentalista
- elemento
- encubrir
- entrar
- exquisita
- exquisito
- fideo
- fiera
- flan
- furia
- haber
- habilidosa
- habilidoso
- hallar
- hecha
- higo
- hojalata
- humanamente
- incidencia
- interdisciplinaria
- interdisciplinario
- jirón
- jugarreta
- lástima
English:
accept
- action
- actual
- actually
- adjust
- admission
- admit
- advance
- angry
- appease
- asbestos
- bandwagon
- bargain
- basis
- beat
- by
- challenge
- cock-up
- collar
- come
- confirm
- cry
- custom
- cut out
- damage
- deal
- decree
- delay
- deliberately
- done
- dream
- effect
- effectively
- enforce
- established
- fact
- failure
- fait accompli
- find out
- fitted
- freshly
- fully-fledged
- good
- grown
- gumbo
- hand
- handmade
- however
- hurried
- in
* * *hecho, -a♦ participiover hacer♦ adjhecho a máquina machine-made;una película bien hecha a well-made film;¡eso está hecho! it's a deal!, you're on!;¡bien hecho! well done!;¡mal hecho, me tenías que haber avisado! you were wrong not to tell me!;¿me podrás conseguir entradas? – ¡eso está hecho! will you be able to get me tickets? – it's as good as done!;lo hecho, hecho está what is done is done;Fama lo hecho, pecho: no me gusta, pero a lo hecho, pecho I don't like it, but what's done is done;tú lo hiciste, así que a lo hecho, pecho you did it, so you'll have to take what's coming2. [acabado] mature;una mujer hecha y derecha a fully grown woman;estás hecho un artista you've become quite an artist3. [carne, pasta] done;quiero el filete muy hecho/poco hecho I'd like my steak well done/rare4. [acostumbrado]estar hecho a algo/a hacer algo to be used to sth/to doing sth;está hecha a la dureza del clima she's used to the harsh climate;no estoy hecho a levantarme tan temprano I'm not used to getting up so earlycon la compra de estos zapatos creo que estoy hecho after buying these shoes I think I've got everything I need;me faltan dos materias de la carrera y estoy hecha I need to do two more subjects in my degree and that's me done♦ nm1. [suceso] event;los hechos tuvieron lugar de madrugada the events took place in the early morning;el cuerpo de la víctima fue retirado del lugar de los hechos the victim's body was removed from the scene of the crimehecho consumado fait accompli2. [realidad, dato] fact;el hecho de que seas el jefe no te da derecho a comportarte así just because you're the boss doesn't mean you have the right to behave like that;es un hecho indiscutido que… it is an indisputable fact that…;el hecho es que… the fact is that…;hecho ineludible fact of life3. [obra] action, deed;sus hechos hablan por él his actions speak for him;queremos hechos, y no promesas we want action, not promiseslos Hechos de los Apóstoles the Acts of the Apostles; Mil hecho de armas feat of arms4.de hecho [en realidad] in fact, actually;claro que lo conozco, de hecho, fuimos juntos al colegio of course I know him, indeed o in fact we actually went to school together5. [en la práctica] de facto;es el presidente de hecho he's the de facto president♦ interjit's a deal!, you're on!;te lo vendo por un millón – ¡hecho! I'll sell it to you for a million – done! o it's a deal!* * *:hecho a mano hand-made;un traje hecho an off-the-peg suit;¡bien hecho! well done!;¡hecho!, ¡eso está hecho ! done!, it’s a deal!;a lo hecho, pecho what’s done is doneII adj finished;un hombre hecho y derecho a fully grown manIII m1 ( realidad) fact;de hecho in fact;el hecho es que the fact is that2 ( suceso) event3 ( obra) action, deed;un hecho consumado a fait accompli* * *1) : made, done2) : ready-to-wear3) : complete, finishedhecho y derecho: full-fledgedhecho nm1) : fact2) : eventhechos históricos: historic events3) : act, action4)de hecho : in fact, in reality* * *hecho1 adj1. (manufacturado) made¿de qué está hecho? what's it made of?2. (cocinado) done¡bien hecho! well done!¡hecho! done!hecho2 n1. (en general) fact2. (acto) actiondemuéstraselo con hechos y no con palabras prove it with actions, not words -
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v.1 to advance.las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancingel tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't movingMi chico avanza en la escuela My boy advances in school.Ricardo avanzó las ventas Richard advanced=promoted sales.2 to make progress.está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studiesesta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly3 to pass (time).el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes quicklya medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on4 to move forward.El coche avanza lentamente The car moves forward slowly.* * *1 to advance, go forward1 (mover adelante) to advance, move forward2 (dinero) to advance3 (promover) to promote4 (una propuesta) to put forward1 (adelantarse) to go forward, advance; (día, noche) to draw in* * *verb1) to advance, move forward2) progress* * *1. VT1) (=mover) to move forward, advanceavanzó la ficha cuatro casillas — he moved the counter forward four spaces, he advanced the counter four spaces
2) [+ dinero] to advance3) [+ opinión, propuesta] to put forward4) [+ resultado] to predict; [+ predicción] to make5) Caribe (=vomitar) to vomit2. VI1) (=ir hacia adelante) to advance, move forwardel ejército avanzó de madrugada — the army advanced o moved forward at dawn
no me esperéis, seguid avanzando — don't wait for me, carry on
2) (=progresar) to make progresslas conversaciones de paz no parecen avanzar — the peace talks do not seem to be progressing o making (any) progress
la genética avanza a ritmo vertiginoso — genetics is progressing o advancing at a dizzy speed
3) [noche, invierno] to draw on, approach3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/tráfico to advance, move forwardavanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy
b) ciencia/medicina to advancec) cinta/rollo to wind ond) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progresse) tiempo to draw on2.avanzar vta) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advanceb) ( mover) to move... forward, advanceavanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward
c) < propuesta> to put forward* * *= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.Ex. Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex. Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.Ex. Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex. We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex. It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.Ex. The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.Ex. It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex. All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex. Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.Ex. Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex. In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex. In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.Ex. Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.----* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* avanzar fácilmente = coast.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* no avanzar = tread + water.* no avanzar más = go + no further.* que avanza lentamente = crawling.* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/tráfico to advance, move forwardavanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy
b) ciencia/medicina to advancec) cinta/rollo to wind ond) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progresse) tiempo to draw on2.avanzar vta) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advanceb) ( mover) to move... forward, advanceavanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward
c) < propuesta> to put forward* * *= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex: In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* avanzar fácilmente = coast.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* no avanzar = tread + water.* no avanzar más = go + no further.* que avanza lentamente = crawling.* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *avanzar [A4 ]vi1 «tropas/persona/tráfico» to advance, move forward avanzar HACIA algo:las tropas avanzan hacia la capital the troops are advancing on the capitalel país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving o advancing toward(s) democracy2 ( Fot) «rollo» to wind on3 «persona» (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; «negociaciones/proyecto» to progressno estoy avanzando mucho con este trabajo I'm not making much progress o headway o I'm not getting very far with this work4 «tiempo» to draw on■ avanzarvt1 (adelantarse) to move forward, advanceavanzaron unos pasos they moved forward o advanced a few steps, they took a few steps forward2 (mover) to move … forward, advanceavanzó un peón he moved o pushed a pawn forward, he advanced a pawn3 ‹propuesta› to put forward* * *
avanzar ( conjugate avanzar) verbo intransitivo
[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
verbo transitivo
avanzar verbo transitivo to advance, make progress
' avanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudida
- salto
- tantear
- adelantar
English:
advance
- come forward
- crawl
- edge
- freewheel
- go forward
- headway
- move
- move along
- pace
- proceed
- progress
- struggle along
- struggle on
- surge
- wind
- fast
- head
- hover
- inch
- lumber
- scroll
- somewhere
* * *♦ vi1. [moverse] to advance;las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing;el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving2. [progresar] to make progress;está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies;esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly3. [tiempo] to pass;el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes very quickly;a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on4. [carrete] to wind on♦ vt1. [adelantar] to move forward;las tropas avanzaron sus posiciones the troops advanced their position;avanzaron varias posiciones en la clasificación de liga they moved up several places in the leagueles avanzó los resultados del estudio she informed them of the results of the study before it was published3. [carrete] to wind on* * *I v/t1 move forward, advance;avanzar un pie take a step forward2 dinero advanceII v/i2 en trabajo make progress* * *avanzar {21} v: to advance, to move forward* * *avanzar vb1. (progresar) to make progress / to get on2. (ir hacia delante) to advance / to move forward -
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v.1 to present.Ella presenta soluciones She presents solutions.Ella le presenta a Ricardo un regalo She presents Richard a gift.Ellos presentan a los candidatos They present=field the candidates.2 to make (ofrecer) (disculpas, excusas).3 to introduce (person).me presentó a sus amigos she introduced me to her friendsme parece que no nos han presentado I don't think we've been introducedJuan, te presento a Carmen Juan, this is Carmenpermítame que le presente a nuestra directora allow me to introduce you to our manager, I'd like you to meet our managerElla presenta a los invitados She introduces the guests.4 to have, to show (tener) (aspecto).presenta difícil solución it's going to be difficult to solveElla le presenta al público una obra She shows the public a play.5 to host, to be the host of, to act as a compere for, to compere.Ella presenta el programa She hosts the program.* * *2 (entregar) to hand in3 (sacar al mercado) to launch4 (personas) to introduce■ ¿te han presentado ya? have you been introduced yet?5 TELEVISIÓN to present6 (ofrecer) to offer, show1 (comparecer) to turn up2 (para elección) to stand; (en un concurso) to enter\presentar una denuncia to lodge a complaintpresentar una ponencia to present a paper* * *verb1) to present2) introduce3) submit4) make a gift•* * *1. VT1) (=enseñar, exponer) [gen] to present; [+ moción, candidato] to propose, put forward; [+ pruebas, informe] to submit; [+ documento, pasaporte] to showpresentar una propuesta — to make o present a proposal
presentar algo al cobro o al pago — (Com) to present sth for payment
2) (=entregar) to hand inpresentó la dimisión — he handed in his resignation, he resigned
3) (=mostrar) [+ señal, síntoma] to show4) (=exponer al público) [+ producto, disco, libro] to launch5) [en espectáculo] [+ obra] to perform; [+ actor, actriz] to present, feature6) (=ser presentador de) [+ programa televisivo] to present, hostJ. Pérez presenta el programa — the programme is presented o hosted by J. Pérez
¿quién presenta ahora las noticias de las nueve? — who presents o reads the nine o'clock news now?
7) (=tener) to haveel ferrocarril presenta ventajas evidentes — the train offers o has obvious advantages
8) [+ persona] to introducea ver si te presento a mi amiga Jacinta — you must meet my friend Jacinta, I must introduce you to my friend Jacinta
ser presentada en sociedad — to come out, make one's début
9) (=ofrecer) [+ disculpa] to offer, makele presento mis consideraciones — [en carta] yours faithfully
10) (Mil)presentar batalla — (lit) to draw up in battle array; (fig) to offer resistance
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( mostrar) to presentb) ( exponer por primera vez) <libro/disco> to launch; < obra de arte> to present; < colección de moda> to present, exhibitc) ( entregar) <informe/solicitud> to submitle presenté el pasaporte — I gave him my passport, I presented my passport to him
d) ( enseñar) to showpresentaron una denuncia — they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint
f) (Mil)2) (TV) < programa> to present, introduce3) < persona> to introducete presento a mi hermana — I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister
4) <novedad/ventaja> to offer; < síntoma> to show2.presentarse v pron1)a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appearb) (a concurso, examen)se presentó al examen — she took o (BrE) sat the exam
se presenta como candidato independiente — he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent
2) dificultad/problema to arise, come up, crop up (colloq)si se me presenta la oportunidad — if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises
3) ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself* * *= bring to + the attention, display, draw, exhibit, expose, feature, introduce, open up, pose, present, provide with, set out, subject, throw up, render, put before, produce, table, submit, unveil, showcase, surrender, lay out, roll out, construct, tender, come up with, report, bring forward, deliver.Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex. The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.Ex. Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.Ex. The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.Ex. Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.Ex. Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.Ex. A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.Ex. Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex. The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.Ex. The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.Ex. This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.Ex. Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.Ex. Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex. The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex. This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex. They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.----* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* oportunidad + presentarse = opportunity + knock, opportunity + present + Reflexivo.* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on.* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.* presentar como = make + Nombre + out to be.* presentar conclusiones = provide + conclusions.* presentar conocimiento = package + knowledge.* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.* presentar dentro de = package.* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.* presentar detalladamente = spread out.* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.* presentar información = submit + information, package + information.* presentar información de varios modos = repackage + information.* presentar la evolución de Algo = chart + the history.* presentar la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to.* presentar las pruebas ante = lay + evidence before.* presentar peligro = present + danger.* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* presentar problemas = present + problems.* presentar pruebas = give + evidence.* presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.* presentar reto = defy.* presentarse = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with.* presentarse a = stand for.* presentarse a una elección = stand for + election, run for + election.* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.* presentar (según) = cast (in/into).* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.* presentar similitudes = share + similarities.* presentar una amenaza = pose + threat.* presentar una comunicación = deliver + paper, give + paper, present + paper.* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.* presentar una factura = submit + bill.* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.* presentar una oportunidad = afford + opportunity.* presentar una petición = submit + petition.* presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.* presentar una propuesta = submit + proposal.* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* presentar una reclamación = enter + complaint, place + claim, file + complaint.* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.* presentar una solicitud = submit + application.* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.* presentar una visión = present + a picture.* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* presentar un dilema = present + dilemma.* presentar un frente común = present + common front.* presentar un informe = give + a report, present + report.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.* presentar un programa = present + programme.* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.* presentar un resumen = give + summary.* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.* presentar vestigios de = bear + traces of.* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( mostrar) to presentb) ( exponer por primera vez) <libro/disco> to launch; < obra de arte> to present; < colección de moda> to present, exhibitc) ( entregar) <informe/solicitud> to submitle presenté el pasaporte — I gave him my passport, I presented my passport to him
d) ( enseñar) to showpresentaron una denuncia — they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint
f) (Mil)2) (TV) < programa> to present, introduce3) < persona> to introducete presento a mi hermana — I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister
4) <novedad/ventaja> to offer; < síntoma> to show2.presentarse v pron1)a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appearb) (a concurso, examen)se presentó al examen — she took o (BrE) sat the exam
se presenta como candidato independiente — he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent
2) dificultad/problema to arise, come up, crop up (colloq)si se me presenta la oportunidad — if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises
3) ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself* * *presentar (según)(v.) = cast (in/into)Ex: Which of the following subject analyses is cast in the citation order PMEST?.
= bring to + the attention, display, draw, exhibit, expose, feature, introduce, open up, pose, present, provide with, set out, subject, throw up, render, put before, produce, table, submit, unveil, showcase, surrender, lay out, roll out, construct, tender, come up with, report, bring forward, deliver.Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.Ex: The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.Ex: The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.Ex: This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.Ex: The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.Ex: They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* oportunidad + presentarse = opportunity + knock, opportunity + present + Reflexivo.* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on.* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.* presentar como = make + Nombre + out to be.* presentar conclusiones = provide + conclusions.* presentar conocimiento = package + knowledge.* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.* presentar dentro de = package.* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.* presentar detalladamente = spread out.* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.* presentar información = submit + information, package + information.* presentar información de varios modos = repackage + information.* presentar la evolución de Algo = chart + the history.* presentar la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to.* presentar las pruebas ante = lay + evidence before.* presentar peligro = present + danger.* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.* presentar problemas = present + problems.* presentar pruebas = give + evidence.* presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.* presentar reto = defy.* presentarse = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with.* presentarse a = stand for.* presentarse a una elección = stand for + election, run for + election.* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.* presentar (según) = cast (in/into).* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.* presentar similitudes = share + similarities.* presentar una amenaza = pose + threat.* presentar una comunicación = deliver + paper, give + paper, present + paper.* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.* presentar una factura = submit + bill.* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.* presentar una oportunidad = afford + opportunity.* presentar una petición = submit + petition.* presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.* presentar una propuesta = submit + proposal.* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* presentar una reclamación = enter + complaint, place + claim, file + complaint.* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.* presentar una solicitud = submit + application.* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.* presentar una visión = present + a picture.* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* presentar un dilema = present + dilemma.* presentar un frente común = present + common front.* presentar un informe = give + a report, present + report.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.* presentar un programa = present + programme.* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.* presentar un resumen = give + summary.* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.* presentar vestigios de = bear + traces of.* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].* * *presentar [A1 ]vtA1 (mostrar) to presentun producto bien presentado a well-presented product2 (exponer por primera vez) ‹libro/disco› to launchpresentó sus nuevos cuadros she presented her new paintingspresentará su colección de otoño en Londres he will present o exhibit his autumn collection in Londonel nuevo XS34 se presentará al público en el salón de Turín the new XS34 will be on display (to the public) for the first time at the Turin show3 (entregar) ‹informe/solicitud› to submitle presenté el pasaporte para que me lo sellara I gave him my passport for stamping, I presented my passport to him for stampingtengo que presentar los planes mañana I have to submit o present the plans tomorrow4 (enseñar) to showhay que presentar el carné para entrar you have to show your membership card to get in5 ‹disculpas/excusas› to makefui a presentar mis respetos I went to pay my respectspresentó su dimisión she handed in o submitted her resignation, she resignedpienso presentar una queja I intend filing o making a complaintpresentaron una denuncia they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaintpresentar pruebas to present evidencepresentar cargos to bring chargespresentar una demanda to bring a lawsuit6 ( Mil):presentar armas to present armsB (TV) ‹programa› to present, introduceC [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹persona› to introduceel director presentó al conferenciante the director introduced the speakerme presentó a su familia he introduced me to his familyte presento a mi hermana I'd like you to meet my sister/this is my sisterD(mostrar, ofrecer): el nuevo modelo presenta algunas novedades the latest model has o offers some new featurespresenta muchas ventajas para el consumidor it offers the consumer many advantagesel paciente no presentaba síntomas de intoxicación the patient showed no signs of food poisoningel cadáver presenta un impacto de bala en el costado ( frml); there is a bullet wound in the side of the body, the body has a bullet wound in the sideA1 (en un lugar) to turn up, appearse presentó en casa sin avisar he turned up o showed up o appeared at the house unexpectedlyse presentó (como) voluntario he volunteeredse presentó voluntariamente a la policía he turned himself in to the policetendrá que presentarse ante el juez he will have to appear before the judge2me presenté al concurso I entered the competitionse presenta como candidato independiente he's an independent candidate, he's running as an independent ( AmE), he's standing as an independent ( BrE)se presentó para el cargo de director he applied for the post of directorB «dificultad/problema» to arise, come up, crop up ( colloq)estaré allí salvo que se presente algún impedimento I'll be there unless something crops up o comes upsi se me presenta la oportunidad if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arisesel futuro se presenta prometedor the future looks promisingel asunto se presenta muy mal things are looking very badC (darse a conocer) to introduce oneselfpermítame que me presente allow me to introduce myselfpresentarse en sociedad to make one's debut (in society)* * *
presentar ( conjugate presentar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ obra de arte› to present;
‹ colección de moda› to present, exhibit
‹ trabajo› to hand in;
‹ renuncia› to hand in, submit
‹ queja› to file, make;
‹ cargos› to bring;◊ presentaron una denuncia they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint;
presentar pruebas to present evidencef) (Mil):
2 (TV) ‹ programa› to present, introduce
3 ‹ persona› to introduce;
4 ‹novedad/ventaja› to offer;
‹ síntoma› to show
presentarse verbo pronominal
1
‹ a concurso› to enter sth;
‹ a elecciones› to take part in sth;◊ se presenta como candidato independiente he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent;
presentarse para un cargo to apply for a post
2 [dificultad/problema] to arise, come up;
[ oportunidad] to arise
3 ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself
presentar verbo transitivo
1 (un programa, pruebas, etc) to present
2 (un producto) to launch
3 (a una persona) to introduce
4 (síntomas, características, etc) to have, show
5 (disculpas) to give, present
(condolencias) to give, pay
6 (la dimisión) to hand in
7 (una queja) to file, make
' presentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alegar
- compeler
- convenir
- dimisión
- esquema
- revestir
- dar
- demanda
- denuncia
- introducir
- licitar
- moción
- queja
- querella
- renuncia
English:
bring forward
- charge
- claim
- field
- file
- hand in
- host
- introduce
- lay
- lodge
- make out
- model
- pay
- present
- press
- produce
- put in
- put on
- put up
- register
- render
- replay
- report
- represent
- rerun
- respect
- serve up
- set out
- show
- slant
- star
- submit
- table
- this
- bring
- come
- display
- enter
- exhibit
- float
- hand
- notice
- propose
- put
- retake
- sponsor
- tender
* * *♦ vt1. [mostrar, entregar] to present;[dimisión] to tender, to hand in; [tesis] to hand in, to submit; [pruebas, propuesta] to submit; [recurso, denuncia] to lodge; [solicitud] to make; [moción] to propose;presente su pasaporte en la ventanilla show your passport at the window;presentar cargos/una demanda contra alguien to bring charges/an action against sb;¡presenten armas! [en ejército] present arms!;es un trabajo muy bien presentado it is a very well presented piece of work2. [dar a conocer] to introduce;me presentó a sus amigos she introduced me to her friends;Juan, te presento a Carmen Juan, this is Carmen;me parece que no nos han presentado I don't think we've been introduced;permítame que le presente a nuestra directora allow me to introduce you to our manager, I'd like you to meet our manager;no se conocían, pero yo los presenté they didn't know each other, but I introduced them (to each other)3. [anunciar] [programa de radio o televisión] to present;[espectáculo] to compere;la mujer que presenta el telediario the woman who reads the news on TV4. [proponer para competición] [obra] to enter;presentar una novela a un premio literario to enter a novel for a literary prize;presentar una película a concurso to enter a film at a film festival;presentar a alguien para algo to propose sb for sth, to put sb forward for sth;el partido presentará a la señora Cruz para la alcaldía the party is putting Mrs Cruz forward for the office of mayor, Mrs Cruz will be the party's candidate for the office of mayor5. [exhibir por primera vez] [planes, presupuestos] to present;[película] to premiere; [libro, disco] to launch;el club presentó a su último fichaje ante la prensa the club introduced its new signing to the press6. [ofrecer] [disculpas, excusas] to make;[respetos] to pay;nos presentó (sus) disculpas he made his excuses to us7. [tener] [aspecto, características, novedades] to have;este fondo de inversión presenta grandes ventajas this investment fund offers o has big advantages;la playa presenta un aspecto deplorable the beach is in a terrible state;presenta difícil solución it's going to be difficult to solve;el paciente presentaba síntomas de deshidratación the patient presented symptoms of dehydration* * *v/t1 TV present2 a alguien introduce3 producto launch4 solicitud submit* * *presentar vt1) : to present, to show2) : to offer, to give3) : to submit (a document), to launch (a product)4) : to introduce (a person)* * *presentar vb1. (personas) to introducete presento a Iván this is Iván / meet Iván2. (programa, idea, propuesta) to present3. (un producto) to launch -
31 elaborar
v.1 to make, to manufacture (producto).2 to elaborate, to brew, to manufacture, to fabricate.La fábrica elabora candelas The factory elaborates candles.Elsa elabora planes para la oficina Elsa elaborates plans for the office.3 to write out, to make out.Ricardo elabora textos técnicos Richard writes out technical texts.4 to draft, to do up.Ellos elaboran un plan de contrucción They draft a construction plan.* * *1 (producto) to make, manufacture, produce2 (madera, metal, etc) to work3 (idea) to work out, develop* * *verb1) to produce2) make3) prepare* * *1. VT1) (=fabricar) [+ producto] to produce, make; [+ metal, madera] to workelaboramos todos nuestros productos con ingredientes naturales — we make all our products from natural ingredients
2) (=preparar) [+ proyecto, plan] to draw up, prepare; [+ estrategia] to devise; [+ presupuesto, lista, candidatura] to draw upcómo elaborar un plan de emergencia — how to draw up o prepare an emergency plan
3) [+ documento, código] to write, prepare2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <producto/vino> to produce, make; < pan> to bake, makeb) <metal/madera> to work2) <plan/teoría> to devise, draw up; <informe/estudio> to prepare, write3) <hormona/savia> to produce* * *= construct, draft, draw, draw out, draw up, brew.Ex. The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.Ex. Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex. One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.----* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.* elaborar cerveza = brew + beer.* elaborar información = digest + information.* elaborar objetivos = draw up + objectives.* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.* elaborar una definición = hammer out + definition.* elaborar una estrategia = formulate + strategy.* elaborar una tabla = draft + table.* elaborar un índice = produce + index.* elaborar un plan = formulate + plan, draw up + plan, think out + a plan, devise + a plan.* elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.* elaborar un programa = draw up + program(me).* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <producto/vino> to produce, make; < pan> to bake, makeb) <metal/madera> to work2) <plan/teoría> to devise, draw up; <informe/estudio> to prepare, write3) <hormona/savia> to produce* * *= construct, draft, draw, draw out, draw up, brew.Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.
Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex: One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.* elaborar cerveza = brew + beer.* elaborar información = digest + information.* elaborar objetivos = draw up + objectives.* elaborar un acuerdo = draw up + agreement.* elaborar una definición = hammer out + definition.* elaborar una estrategia = formulate + strategy.* elaborar una tabla = draft + table.* elaborar un índice = produce + index.* elaborar un plan = formulate + plan, draw up + plan, think out + a plan, devise + a plan.* elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.* elaborar un programa = draw up + program(me).* * *elaborar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹producto/vino› to produce, make; ‹pan› to bake, makeun plato elaborado con los mejores ingredientes a dish prepared using the finest ingredients2 ‹metal/madera› to workB1 ‹plan/teoría› to devise, draw up, work out2 ‹informe/estudio› to prepare, writeC ‹hormona/savia› to produce* * *
elaborar ( conjugate elaborar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹producto/vino› to produce, make;
‹ pan› to bake, make
2 ‹plan/teoría› to devise, draw up;
‹informe/estudio› to prepare, write
elaborar verbo transitivo
1 (fabricar) to manufacture, produce
2 (un proyecto, una teoría) to develop
' elaborar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compilación
- consistente
- fabricar
English:
brew
- compile
- develop
- elaborate
- hammer out
- process
- think out
- work out
- frame
- manufacture
- work
* * *elaborar vt1. [producto] to make, to manufacture;[plato, alimento] to prepare; [bebida] to make, to produce; [sustancia orgánica, hormona] to produce2. [idea, teoría] to work out, to develop;[plan, proyecto] to draw up; [estudio, informe] to prepare* * ** * *elaborar vt1) : to make, to produce2) : to devise, to draw up* * *elaborar vb1. (producto) to produce / to make2. (cerveza) to brew -
32 anotar
v.1 to note down, to make a note of (to write).2 to score.Ella anota al final del juego She scores at the end of the game.Ella anota diez puntos del juego She scores ten points of the game.3 to schedule, to pencil in.4 to enroll.La maestra anotó al alumno The teacher enrolled the student.5 to annotate, to footnote, to explicate, to gloss.Ella anotó los puntos principales She annotated the main points.* * *1 (acotar) to annotate, add notes to2 (apuntar) to take down, jot down, make a note of* * *verb1) to note down, write down2) annotate3) score* * *1. VT1) (=apuntar)a) [en cuaderno] to make a note of, note down; [en lista, tabla] to enter, recordanota la cifra total — make a note of o note down the total figure
b) (Estadística) [+ velocidad, tiempo] to log2) esp Cono Sur (=inscribir) enrol, enroll (EEUU)¿me anotaron en el registro? — have you written me down in the register?
3) (Literat) [+ texto, libro] to annotate4) (Dep) [+ punto] to score2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar nota de) <dirección/nombre> to make a note ofb) < texto> to annotatec) (RPl) ( en curso) to enroll*; (para excursión, actividad) to put... down2) (AmL) <gol/tanto> to score2.anotar vi (AmL) to score3.anotarse v pron1) (AmL) <gol/tanto> to score2) (RPl) ( inscribirse) apuntarse 1a* * *= note, log, jot down, record, take down, annotate, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.Ex. Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.Ex. In order to understand this programme, it will help to imagine a librarian at a university who diligently logs every slide that is taken from the library for lectures.Ex. Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.Ex. Once users have loaded data, other users may add comments, or annotate other users' data.Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.Ex. If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.----* anotar en la agenda = diarise [diarize, -USA].* encargado de anotar los tantos = scorer.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar nota de) <dirección/nombre> to make a note ofb) < texto> to annotatec) (RPl) ( en curso) to enroll*; (para excursión, actividad) to put... down2) (AmL) <gol/tanto> to score2.anotar vi (AmL) to score3.anotarse v pron1) (AmL) <gol/tanto> to score2) (RPl) ( inscribirse) apuntarse 1a* * *= note, log, jot down, record, take down, annotate, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.Ex: Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.
Ex: In order to understand this programme, it will help to imagine a librarian at a university who diligently logs every slide that is taken from the library for lectures.Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.Ex: Once users have loaded data, other users may add comments, or annotate other users' data.Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.* anotar en la agenda = diarise [diarize, -USA].* encargado de anotar los tantos = scorer.* * *anotar [A1 ]vtA1 (tomar nota de) ‹dirección/nombre› to make a note ofanota mi número de teléfono make a note of my phone numberya he anotado lo que tengo que comprar I've noted down o jotted down o made a note of what I have to buyasegúrate de anotar todos los detalles make sure you take down o make a note of all the details2 ‹texto› to annotateanotó a su hija en la clase de baile she enrolled her daughter o put her daughter down for the dance classanótenme para el partido del sábado put me down for Saturday's gameB ‹gol/tanto› to score■ anotarvito score■ anotarseA ( AmL) ‹tanto› to scorenos vamos a bailar ¿te anotás? we're going dancing, do you want to come along? o ( BrE) do you fancy coming?estábamos pensando ir al cine — ¡(yo) me anoto! ( fam); we were thinking of going to the movies — you can count me in o I'll come!anotarse EN algo:me anoté en la clase de ruso I enrolled o signed up for the Russian class¿ya te anotaste en el curso? have you enrolled on o signed up for the course yet?me anoté para ir a la excursión I put my name down o put myself down o signed up for the trip* * *
anotar ( conjugate anotar) verbo transitivo
1
2 (AmL) ‹gol/tanto› to score
anotarse verbo pronominal
1 (AmL) ‹gol/tanto› to score
2 (RPl) ( inscribirse) See Also→ apuntarse 1a
anotar verbo transitivo
1 (escribir una nota) to take down, make a note of
2 (glosar un texto) to annotate
' anotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- escribir
- registro
English:
debit
- enter
- notch up
- put down
- write down
- get
- jot
- log
- make
- note
- put
- record
- score
- scribble
- take
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [escribir] to note down, to make a note of;anotó la dirección en su agenda she noted down o made a note of the address in her diary2. [libro] to annotate;anotó una edición de “La Celestina” she provided the notes for an edition of “La Celestina”3. Dep to score* * *v/t note down* * *anotar vt1) : to annotate2) apuntar, escribir: to write down, to jot down3) : to score (in sports)anotar vi: to score* * *anotar vb1. (escribir) to make a note of / to note down2. (marcar) to score -
33 conocer
v.1 to know (saber cosas acerca de).conocer algo a fondo to know something wellconocer bien un tema to know a lot about a subjectdarse a conocer to make oneself knowndieron a conocer la noticia a través de la prensa they announced the news through the pressEllos conocen el lugar They know the place.2 to meet (a una persona) (por primera vez).¿conoces a mi jefe? do you know o have you met my boss?conocer a alguien de vista to know somebody by sightconocer a alguien de oídas to have heard of somebody¿de qué la conoces? how do you know her?María conoció a Ricardo en verano Mary met Richard in the summer.3 to get to know, to visit for the first time (lugar, país) (descubrir).no conozco Rusia I've never been to Russiame gustaría conocer Australia I'd like to go to o visit Australia* * *(c changes to zc before a and o)Present Indicativeconozco, conoces, conoce, conemos, conocéis, conocen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to know2) meet•* * *1. VT1) [+ persona]a) (=saber quién es) to know¿de qué lo conoces? — where do you know him from?
¿conoces a Pedro? — have you met Pedro?, do you know Pedro?
•
la conozco de oídas — I've heard of her, I know of herb) (=ver por primera vez) to meetc) (=saber cómo es) to get to knowd) (=reconocer) to recognize, knowte he conocido por el modo de andar — I recognized o knew you from the way you walk
2) (=tener conocimiento de) [+ método, resultado] to know; [+ noticia] to hearel enfermo debe conocer la verdad — the patient must be told o must know the truth
3) [+ país, ciudad]no conozco Buenos Aires — I've never been to Buenos Aires, I don't know Buenos Aires
4) (=dominar) to knowconoce cuatro idiomas — she speaks o knows four languages
5) (=experimentar)6) (=distinguir) to know, tellconoce cuáles son buenos y cuáles malos — he knows o can tell which are good and which are bad
7)• dar a conocer — [+ información] to announce; [+ declaración, informe, cifras] to release
dio a conocer sus intenciones — she announced her intentions, she made her intentions known
no dieron a conocer su paradero por motivos de seguridad — they didn't reveal where they were staying for security reasons
darse a conocer a algn — to make o.s. known to sb
8) (Jur) [+ causa] to try2. VI1) (=saber)•
conocer de algo, ¿alguien conoce de algún libro sobre el tema? — does anybody know (of) a book on the subject?2) (Jur)conocer de o en una causa — to try a case
3.See:CONOCER ► Conocer, aplicado a personas o cosas, se traduce generalmente por know: No conozco muy bien a su familia I don't know his family very well Nos conocemos desde que éramos pequeños We have known each other since we were little Conoce Manchester como la palma de la mano He knows Manchester like the back of his hand ► Sin embargo, cuando queremos indicar que se trata del primer encuentro, se debe utilizar meet: La conocí en una fiesta I (first) met her at a party ¿Conoces a Carmen? Ven que te la presento Have you met Carmen? Come and I'll introduce you Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < persona> to know; ( por primera vez) to meet; <ciudad/país> to know¿conoces a Juan? — do you know o have you met Juan?
lquiero que conozcas a mi novi — oI want you to meet my boyfrien; ( aprender cómo es) <persona/ciudad> to get to know
d¿conoces Irlanda — do you know o? have you been to Ireland
2) (estar familiarizado con, dominar) <tema/autor/obra> to know, be familiar with; < lengua> to speak, know3)a) ( saber de la existencia de) to know, know ofconocían sus actividades — they knew of o about his activities
b)dar a conocer — (frml) <noticia/resultado> to announce; <identidad/intenciones> to reveal
darse a conocer — persona to make oneself known
4) ( reconocer) to recognize*5) ( experimentar) < crisis> to experience; <desarrollo/cambio> to undergo; < revolución> to see6) (impers) ( notar)7) (Der) <causa/caso> to try8) (arc) ( tener trato carnal con) to know (arch)2.conocer vi1) ( saber)conocer de algo — de tema/materia to know about something
2) (Der)3.conocerse v pron1) (recípr) ( tener cierta relación con) to know each other; ( por primera vez) to meet; ( aprender cómo se es) to get to know each other2) (refl)a) ( aprender cómo se es) to get to know oneselfb) ( saber cómo se es) to know oneself3) (enf) (fam) ( estar familiarizado con) to know* * *= be aware of, be cognisant of, know, learn, get to know, make + aware, become + cognisant of, gain + a sense of, be privy to, find out.Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.Ex. The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex. 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.Ex. She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city.Ex. Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.Ex. Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.Ex. The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.Ex. Even individual models vary from others by the same manufacturer; but that isn't something I can advise on, I' m not privy to the information.Ex. For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.----* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* conocer a Alguien = meet + Alguien.* conocer a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* conocer al dedillo = know + Nombre + off pat.* conocer Algo al dedillo = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out.* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.* conocer Algo de cabo a rabo = know + Nombre + inside-out.* conocer bien = be knowledgeable about, be alert to.* conocer como = designate as.* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.* conocer con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure.* conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.* conocer de antemano = foreknow.* conocer de carretilla = know + Nombre + off pat.* conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz = have + Nombre + figured out.* conocer de memoria = know + Nombre + off pat.* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.* conocer + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.* conocer de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure.* conocer (el) mundo = travel around + the world.* conocer la noticia = learn + the news.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer = have + Nombre + figured out.* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.* conocer muy bien = be fully aware of.* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* conocer personalmente = meet + in person, meet + face to face.* conocer por experiencia = know (by/from) + experience.* conocerse como = call, be known as, dub.* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* conocer vida = see + the world.* conócete a ti mismo = know + thyself.* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* sin conocer = ignorant of.* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < persona> to know; ( por primera vez) to meet; <ciudad/país> to know¿conoces a Juan? — do you know o have you met Juan?
lquiero que conozcas a mi novi — oI want you to meet my boyfrien; ( aprender cómo es) <persona/ciudad> to get to know
d¿conoces Irlanda — do you know o? have you been to Ireland
2) (estar familiarizado con, dominar) <tema/autor/obra> to know, be familiar with; < lengua> to speak, know3)a) ( saber de la existencia de) to know, know ofconocían sus actividades — they knew of o about his activities
b)dar a conocer — (frml) <noticia/resultado> to announce; <identidad/intenciones> to reveal
darse a conocer — persona to make oneself known
4) ( reconocer) to recognize*5) ( experimentar) < crisis> to experience; <desarrollo/cambio> to undergo; < revolución> to see6) (impers) ( notar)7) (Der) <causa/caso> to try8) (arc) ( tener trato carnal con) to know (arch)2.conocer vi1) ( saber)conocer de algo — de tema/materia to know about something
2) (Der)3.conocerse v pron1) (recípr) ( tener cierta relación con) to know each other; ( por primera vez) to meet; ( aprender cómo se es) to get to know each other2) (refl)a) ( aprender cómo se es) to get to know oneselfb) ( saber cómo se es) to know oneself3) (enf) (fam) ( estar familiarizado con) to know* * *= be aware of, be cognisant of, know, learn, get to know, make + aware, become + cognisant of, gain + a sense of, be privy to, find out.Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
Ex: The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.Ex: She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city.Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.Ex: Even individual models vary from others by the same manufacturer; but that isn't something I can advise on, I' m not privy to the information.Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.* ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.* conocer a Alguien = meet + Alguien.* conocer a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* conocer al dedillo = know + Nombre + off pat.* conocer Algo al dedillo = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out.* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano = know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.* conocer Algo de cabo a rabo = know + Nombre + inside-out.* conocer bien = be knowledgeable about, be alert to.* conocer como = designate as.* conocer cómo piensa Alguien = get + inside the mind of.* conocer con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure.* conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.* conocer de antemano = foreknow.* conocer de carretilla = know + Nombre + off pat.* conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz = have + Nombre + figured out.* conocer de memoria = know + Nombre + off pat.* conocer de primera mano = know + first-hand.* conocer + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.* conocer de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure.* conocer (el) mundo = travel around + the world.* conocer la noticia = learn + the news.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer = have + Nombre + figured out.* conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.* conocer muy bien = be fully aware of.* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* conocer personalmente = meet + in person, meet + face to face.* conocer por experiencia = know (by/from) + experience.* conocerse como = call, be known as, dub.* conocérsele así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* conocer vida = see + the world.* conócete a ti mismo = know + thyself.* dar a conocer = bring to + the attention, communicate, publicise [publicize, -USA], report, articulate, make + known.* dar Algo a conocer = get + the word out.* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* sin conocer = ignorant of.* tal como lo conocemos = as we know it.* * *conocer [E3 ]■ conocer (verbo transitivo)A1 saber cómo es2 estar familiarizado con3 dominarB saber de la existencia deC1 conocer por primera vez2 aprender cómo es3 dar a conocerD reconocerE experimentarF verbo impersonalG Derecho: una causaH tener trato carnal con■ conocer (verbo intransitivo)A conocer de algoB Derecho: de una causaC conocer: enfermo■ conocerse (verbo pronominal)A1 tener cierta relación con2 conocerse por primera vez3 aprender cómo se esB1 llegar a saber cómo se es2 conocerse a uno mismoC estar familiarizado convtA1 (saber cómo es, tener cierta relación con) to know¿conoces a Juan? — no, mucho gusto do you know o have you met Juan? — no, pleased to meet youno lo conozco de nada I don't know him at all, I don't know him from Adam ( colloq)dijo que te conocía de oídas he said he'd heard of youlo conozco de nombre I know the namete conozco como si te hubiera parido ( fam); I can read you like a bookconoce sus limitaciones he is aware of o he knows his limitationssu generosidad es de todos conocida her generosity is well knowntrabajamos juntos dos años pero nunca llegué a conocerlo we worked together for two years but I never really got to know himconozco muy bien a ese tipo de persona I know that sort of person only too well2 (estar familiarizado con) ‹tema/autor/obra› to know, be familiar with¿conoces su música? are you familiar with o do you know his music?¿conoces Irlanda? do you know o have you been to Ireland?conozco el camino I know the way3(dominar): conoce muy bien su oficio she's very good at her jobconoce tres idiomas a la perfección she's completely fluent in three languages, she speaks three languages fluentlyB (saber de la existencia de) to know, know of¿conoces algún método para quitar estas manchas? do you know (of) any way of getting these stains out?no se conoce ningún remedio there is no known cureno conocía esa faceta de su carácter I didn't know that side of his character¡qué vestido tan bonito, no te lo conocía! what a lovely dress! I've never seen you in it beforeno le conozco ningún vicio he doesn't have any vices as far as I knowconocían sus actividades, pero no había pruebas they knew of o about his activities but there was no proofC1 (por primera vez) ‹persona› to meetquiero que conozcas a mis padres I want you to meet my parents2 (aprender cómo es) ‹persona/ciudad› to get to knowquiere viajar y conocer mundo she wants to travel and see the worldes la mejor manera de conocer la ciudad it's the best way to get to know the cityme encantaría conocer tu país I'd love to visit your countrymás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know than the devil you don't3dar a conocer ( frml); ‹noticia/resultado› to announce;‹identidad/intenciones› to revealtodavía no se han dado a conocer los resultados the results have still not been announced o releasedestuvo allí pero no se dio a conocer he was there but he didn't tell people who he was o but he didn't make himself knownel libro que lo dio a conocer como poeta the book which established his reputation as a poetD (reconocer) to recognize*te conocí por la voz I recognized your voice, I knew it was you by your voiceE(experimentar): una de las peores crisis que ha conocido el país one of the worst crises the country has knownuna industria que ha conocido un desarrollo desigual an industry which has undergone a period of uneven developmentla primera revolución de las que conocería el siglo veinte the first revolution that the twentieth century was to seeF ( impers)(notar): se conoce que no están en casa they're obviously not at homese conoce que ya llevaba algún tiempo enfermo apparently he'd been ill for some timese conoce que ha estado llorando you can tell o see he's been cryingG ( Derecho) ‹causa/caso› to try■ conocerviA (saber) conocer DE algo to know ABOUT sthconoce del tema she knows about the subjectB ( Der):conocer de or en una causa/un caso to try a caseC«enfermo»: está muy mal, ya no conoce he's in a bad way, he's not recognizing peopleA ( recípr)1 (tener cierta relación con) to know each othernos conocemos desde niños we've known each other since we were childrenya nos conocemos we already know each other, we've already met2 (por primera vez) to meet3 (aprender cómo se es) to get to know each otherB ( refl)1 (llegar a saber cómo se es) to get to know oneself2 (a uno mismo) to know oneself, know what one is likese conoce todas las discotecas de la ciudad he knows every disco in town* * *
conocer ( conjugate conocer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ persona› to know;
( por primera vez) to meet;
‹ciudad/país› to know;◊ ¿conoces a Juan? do you know/have you met Juan?;
te conocía de oídas he'd heard of you;
lo conozco de nombre I know the name;
conocer a algn de vista to know sb by sight;
es de todos conocido he's well known;
quiero que conozcas a mi novio I want you to meet my boyfriend;
nunca llegué a conocerlo bien I never really got to know him;
¿conoces Irlanda? do you know Ireland? o have you been to Ireland?;
quiere conocer mundo she wants to see the world;
me encantaría conocer tu país I'd love to visit your country
2 (estar familiarizado con, dominar) ‹tema/autor/obra› to know, be familiar with;
‹ lengua› to speak, know
3
◊ conocían sus actividades they knew of o about his activitiesb)
‹identidad/intenciones› to reveal;
intentó no darse a conocer he tried to keep his identity a secret
4 ( reconocer) to recognize( conjugate recognize);
5 ( impers) ( notar):
se conoce que ya llevaba algún tiempo enfermo apparently he'd been ill for some time
verbo intransitivo ( saber) conocer de algo ‹de tema/materia› to know about sth
conocerse verbo pronominal
1 ( recípr) ( tener cierta relación con) to know each other;
( por primera vez) to meet;
( aprender cómo se es) to get to know each other
2 ( refl)
conocer verbo transitivo
1 to know
2 (por primera vez) to meet
3 (reconocer) to recognize
♦ Locuciones: dar a conocer, (hacer público) to make known
darse a conocer, to make one's name
' conocer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- dominar
- ensombrecerse
- notoriamente
- paño
- percal
- pormenor
- sacar
- conozca
- dedillo
- desconocer
- malo
- palma
- palmo
- presentar
English:
acquaint
- acquaintance
- announce
- devil
- familiar
- hear of
- know
- meet
- name
- sight
- survey
- acquainted
- come
- disclaim
- fit
- get
- hand
- high
- taste
- wander
* * *♦ vt1. [saber cosas acerca de] to know;conoce la mecánica del automóvil he knows a lot about car mechanics;conoce el ruso a la perfección he's fluent in Russian;conocen todo lo que pasa en el pueblo they know (about) everything that goes on in the village;¿conoces alguna forma más rápida de hacerlo? do you know a quicker way to do it?;no conozco bien este tema I'm not familiar with this subject;Famconoce el tema al dedillo she knows the subject inside out;conocer algo a fondo to know sth well;dieron a conocer la noticia a través de la prensa they announced the news through the press;su segunda película lo dio a conocer o [m5] se dio a conocer con su segunda película como el gran director que es his second movie o Br film achieved recognition for him as the great director that he is;Juan enseguida se dio a conocer a mi amiga Juan immediately introduced himself to my friend;fue, como es de todos conocido, una difícil decisión it was, as everyone knows, a difficult decision;su amabilidad es de todos conocida everyone knows how kind he is, he is well-known for his kindness2. [lugar, país] [descubrir] to get to know, to visit for the first time;[desde hace tiempo] to know;no conozco Rusia I've never been to Russia;me gustaría conocer Australia I'd like to go to o visit Australia;conoce la región como la palma de su mano she knows the region like the back of her hand;a los veinte años se marchó a conocer mundo at the age of twenty he went off to see the world;¿te acompaño? – no hace falta, conozco el camino shall I go with you? – there's no need, I know the way3. [a una persona] [por primera vez] to meet;[desde hace tiempo] to know;¿conoces a mi jefe? do you know o have you met my boss?;lo conocí cuando era niño I first met him when he was a child;lo conozco de cuando íbamos al colegio I know him from school;tienes que conocer a mi hermana I must introduce you to my sister;conocer a alguien a fondo to know sb well;conocer a alguien de nombre to know sb by name;conocer a alguien de oídas to have heard of sb;conocer a alguien de vista to know sb by sight;¿de qué la conoces? how do you know her?;no la conozco de nada I've never met her before, I don't know her at alllo conocí por su forma de andar I recognized him by the way he walked5. [experimentar]ésta es la peor sequía que ha conocido África this is the worst drought Africa has ever had o known;el último conflicto que ha conocido la región the latest conflict witnessed by the region;la empresa ha conocido un crecimiento espectacular the company has seen o experienced spectacular growthhasta los treinta años no conoció varón she had never been with a man until she was thirtyel tribunal que conoce el caso se pronunciará mañana the court trying the case will announce its verdict tomorrow♦ vi1.conocer de [saber] to know about;no te preocupes, que conoce del tema don't worry, he knows (about) the subjectconocer de una causa to try a case;será juzgado por el tribunal que conoce de casos de terrorismo he will be tried by the court that deals with cases relating to terrorism* * *I v/t1 know;dar a conocer make known;4 ( reconocer) recognizeII v/i:conocer de know about* * *conocer {18} vt1) : to know, to be acquainted withya la conocí: I've already met him2) : to meet3) reconocer: to recognize* * *conocer vb¿conoces a Marc? do you know Marc?¿conoces Bilbao? do you know Bilbao? / have you ever been to Bilbao?3. (reconocer) to recognize -
34 formato
m.1 format (gen) & (computing).formato apaisado landscape (orientation)formato vertical o de retrato portrait (orientation)2 formate.* * *1 (gen) format2 (del papel) size* * *noun m.* * *SM (Tip, Inform) format; (=tamaño) [de papel] size¿de qué formato lo quiere? — what size do you want?
papel (de) formato holandesa — ≈ foolscap
formato apaisado — landscape format, landscape
formato vertical — portrait format, portrait
* * *1) (tamaño, forma) format2) (Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form* * *= form, format, format, formatting, medium [media, -pl.], media carrier.Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.Ex. The command function 'FORMAT' is used to specify the format to be displayed.Ex. A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.Ex. They can also convey complex instructions concerning the formatting and organisation necessary for computer inputting.Ex. When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.Ex. At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.----* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].* conservación en formato electrónico = electronic preservation [e-preservation].* contenido web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* con un formato predefinido = preformatted [pre-formatted].* creado originariamente en formato digital = born digital [born-digital].* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* en distintos formatos = multiform.* en diversos formatos = multiform.* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.* en formato digital = digitally.* en formato electrónico = in electronic form.* en formato impreso y electrónico = print-and-electronic.* en formato MARC = in MARC form.* en formato papel = in hard copy, paper-based.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en varios formatos = multiform.* explicación del formato = format statement.* formato CD-ROM = CD-ROM format.* formato de intercambio = exchange format.* formato delimitado = delimited format.* formato de presentación con identificadores = labelled format.* formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.* formato de presentación en pantalla = display format, screen display format.* formato de presentación en papel = hard copy format.* formato de registro = record format.* formato destino = target format.* formato digital = digital format, digital form.* formato electrónico = electronic format.* formato fuente = source format.* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web = generalised markup format.* formato impreso = hard copy [hardcopy], hard copy print-out.* formato ISBD = ISBD format.* formato legible por máquina = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format.* formato libro = book form [bookform].* formato MARC = MARC format, MARC record format.* formato multimedia = media format.* formato normalizado = standard form.* formato patentado = proprietary format.* formato propietario = proprietary format.* formato RSS = RSS [Real Simple Syndication].* formato RTF = RTF format.* formato UNIBID = UNIBID record format.* formato Word = Word format.* mención del formato = format statement.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* regla de formato = rule.* sin un formato determinado = unformatted.* sólo en formato electrónico = electronic-only.* sólo en formato impreso = print-only.* * *1) (tamaño, forma) format2) (Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form* * *= form, format, format, formatting, medium [media, -pl.], media carrier.Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
Ex: The command function 'FORMAT' is used to specify the format to be displayed.Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.Ex: They can also convey complex instructions concerning the formatting and organisation necessary for computer inputting.Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.Ex: At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].* conservación en formato electrónico = electronic preservation [e-preservation].* contenido web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* con un formato predefinido = preformatted [pre-formatted].* creado originariamente en formato digital = born digital [born-digital].* de gran formato = oversized, oversize.* en distintos formatos = multiform.* en diversos formatos = multiform.* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.* en formato digital = digitally.* en formato electrónico = in electronic form.* en formato impreso y electrónico = print-and-electronic.* en formato MARC = in MARC form.* en formato papel = in hard copy, paper-based.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en varios formatos = multiform.* explicación del formato = format statement.* formato CD-ROM = CD-ROM format.* formato de intercambio = exchange format.* formato delimitado = delimited format.* formato de presentación con identificadores = labelled format.* formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.* formato de presentación en pantalla = display format, screen display format.* formato de presentación en papel = hard copy format.* formato de registro = record format.* formato destino = target format.* formato digital = digital format, digital form.* formato electrónico = electronic format.* formato fuente = source format.* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web = generalised markup format.* formato impreso = hard copy [hardcopy], hard copy print-out.* formato ISBD = ISBD format.* formato legible por máquina = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format.* formato libro = book form [bookform].* formato MARC = MARC format, MARC record format.* formato multimedia = media format.* formato normalizado = standard form.* formato patentado = proprietary format.* formato propietario = proprietary format.* formato RSS = RSS [Real Simple Syndication].* formato RTF = RTF format.* formato UNIBID = UNIBID record format.* formato Word = Word format.* mención del formato = format statement.* mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.* noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.* regla de formato = rule.* sin un formato determinado = unformatted.* sólo en formato electrónico = electronic-only.* sólo en formato impreso = print-only.* * *A (tamaño, forma) formathan cambiado el formato de esta revista they've changed the format of this magazineCompuesto:portable document format, PDFB ( Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form* * *
formato sustantivo masculino
1
b) (Inf) format;
2 (Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form
formato sustantivo masculino format
(de papel, fotografía) size
' formato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apaisada
- apaisado
English:
broadsheet
- format
- tabloid
- broad
* * *formato nm1. [de libro, fotografía, película] format2. Informát formatformato de archivo file format;formato ASCII ASCII format* * *m format;* * *formato nm: format* * *formato n format -
35 comentario
m.1 comment, remark.hizo un comentario muy acertado she made a very apt remarkel presidente no quiso hacer comentarios the president did not wish to (make any) commentsin comentarios no commentsobran comentarios what can you say?2 commentary.comentario de texto literary commentary, textual analysis* * *1 (observación) remark, comment2 (explicación, narración) commentary1 (murmuración) gossip sing\dar lugar a comentarios to cause gossipsin comentario no comment* * *noun m.1) comment, remark2) commentary* * *SM1) (=observación) commenthizo varios comentarios irónicos sobre mi familia — he made some sarcastic comments o remarks about my family
"sin comentarios" — "no comment"
sin más comentario, pasemos a ver la película — without further ado, let's watch the film
hacer un comentario: le hizo un comentario al oído — she said something in his ear
2) (=redacción) essayun comentario sobre "El Quijote" — an essay on "Don Quixote"
comentario de texto — [literario] (literary) commentary; [lingüístico] textual analysis
* * *1)a) ( observación) comment¿quiere hacer algún comentario? — do you have any comments?
sobran or huelgan los comentarios — it's best not to say anything
b) ( mención)c) ( análisis) commentary2) (Rad, TV) commentary* * *= comment, commentary, gloss, observation, remark, statement, talk-aloud, explication, rider, riff.Ex. Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.Ex. Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex. I agree with the observation that in our catalog we had not brought together the 'American Scholar' and the 'Oration'.Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex. These evaluation techniques include full-screen logging, pre- and post-search, online/offline, and in-search interactive questionnaires, search replays as well as talk-aloud.Ex. Reference librarians make heavy use of their many literary checklists as well as their indexes to literary, drama, and poetry explication and criticism.Ex. This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.----* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* basado en el comentario personal = reportage-based.* comentario al margen = tangential comment.* comentario aparecido en la prensa = press comment.* comentario crítico = criticism, critique, critical comment, critical commentary.* comentario escrito = write-up.* comentario final que zanja una cuestión = clincher.* comentario gracioso = witty remark, funny remark.* comentario ingenioso = witty remark.* comentario inicial = opening remark.* comentario introductorio = leading remark.* comentario literario = literary analysis.* comentario personal = reportage, personal note.* comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.* comentarios = input, grapevine, feedback.* comentario sarcástico = sarcastic remark.* comentarios finales = concluding remarks.* comentario social = social commentary.* comentario tangencial = tangential comment.* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.* hacer comentarios = air + comments.* hacer un comentario = make + observation, make + remark, offer + a comment.* intercambiar comentarios = exchange + remarks.* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.* recabar un comentario = solicit + comment.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* sección de comentarios = comments section.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* * *1)a) ( observación) comment¿quiere hacer algún comentario? — do you have any comments?
sobran or huelgan los comentarios — it's best not to say anything
b) ( mención)c) ( análisis) commentary2) (Rad, TV) commentary* * *= comment, commentary, gloss, observation, remark, statement, talk-aloud, explication, rider, riff.Ex: Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.
Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.Ex: I agree with the observation that in our catalog we had not brought together the 'American Scholar' and the 'Oration'.Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex: These evaluation techniques include full-screen logging, pre- and post-search, online/offline, and in-search interactive questionnaires, search replays as well as talk-aloud.Ex: Reference librarians make heavy use of their many literary checklists as well as their indexes to literary, drama, and poetry explication and criticism.Ex: This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* basado en el comentario personal = reportage-based.* comentario al margen = tangential comment.* comentario aparecido en la prensa = press comment.* comentario crítico = criticism, critique, critical comment, critical commentary.* comentario escrito = write-up.* comentario final que zanja una cuestión = clincher.* comentario gracioso = witty remark, funny remark.* comentario ingenioso = witty remark.* comentario inicial = opening remark.* comentario introductorio = leading remark.* comentario literario = literary analysis.* comentario personal = reportage, personal note.* comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.* comentarios = input, grapevine, feedback.* comentario sarcástico = sarcastic remark.* comentarios finales = concluding remarks.* comentario social = social commentary.* comentario tangencial = tangential comment.* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho = take + a few cracks at.* hacer comentarios = air + comments.* hacer un comentario = make + observation, make + remark, offer + a comment.* intercambiar comentarios = exchange + remarks.* mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.* recabar un comentario = solicit + comment.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* sección de comentarios = comments section.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* * *A1 (observación) comment¿quiere hacer algún comentario? do you have any comments?ese comentario fue de muy mal gusto that remark o comment was in very bad tastesin comentario(s) no commentsobran or huelgan los comentarios it's best not to say anything, there's no need to say anything2 (análisis) commentarycomentario de texto textual analysis, practical criticismB ( Rad, TV) commentary* * *
comentario sustantivo masculino
1
fue un comentario de mal gusto it was a tasteless remark;
sin comentario(s) no commentb) ( mención):
2 (Rad, TV) commentary
comentario sustantivo masculino
1 comment, remark
2 (de texto) commentary
3 comentarios, (cotilleos) gossip
' comentario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ácida
- ácido
- acre
- agudeza
- ápice
- burrada
- conveniente
- cortante
- declaración
- desafortunada
- desafortunado
- exacta
- exacto
- gusto
- impertinencia
- incisiva
- incisivo
- indiscreción
- intención
- jugosa
- jugoso
- ligereza
- lucida
- lucido
- maldad
- malintencionada
- malintencionado
- manifiesta
- manifiesto
- más
- ocurrencia
- oportuna
- oportuno
- paleta
- paleto
- picante
- punta
- puntual
- punzante
- rezar
- reservarse
- retirar
- salida
- segunda
- sentar
- sobra
- superflua
- superfluo
- temeraria
- temerario
English:
abrasive
- abstain
- accurate
- acid
- acrimonious
- acute
- amplify
- apt
- barbed
- bitchy
- biting
- blistering
- calculate
- careless
- catty
- cheap
- comeback
- comment
- commentary
- complimentary
- crack
- curt
- cutting
- decline
- derogatory
- destructive
- direct
- do
- gross
- hurtful
- impromptu
- incisive
- indignant
- inept
- innocuous
- insulting
- invidious
- level
- objectionable
- oblique
- observation
- off-the-cuff
- offensive
- outline
- parting
- pass
- passing
- personal
- pointed
- qualify
* * *comentario nm1. [observación] comment, remark;hizo un comentario muy acertado she made a very apt remark;ahórrate tus comentarios keep your remarks to yourself;sólo era un comentario personal, no te lo tomes a mal it was just a remark between the two of us, don't take it the wrong way;el presidente no quiso hacer comentarios the president did not wish to (make any) comment;sin comentarios no comment;y, sin más comentarios, se marchó and, without another word, she left;sobran comentarios what can you say?2. [crítica] commentarycomentario de texto literary commentary, textual analysis3. [televisivos, radiofónicos] commentary4.comentarios [murmuraciones] gossip;siempre hace comentarios a mis espaldas he's always talking about me behind my back5. Ling predicate* * *m1 comment;¡sin comentarios! no comment!2:comentarios pl gossip sg* * *comentario nm1) : comment, remarksin comentarios: no comment2) : commentary* * *comentario n comment / remark -
36 nota
intj.note.f.1 note (apunte).nota bene nota bene, N.B.nota al margen marginal notenota necrológica obituary noticenota a pie de página footnotenotas de sociedad society column2 note (Music).nota falsa false note3 mark (British), grade (United States) (evaluation).sacar o tener buenas notas to get good marksnota de corte = minimum marks for entry into university4 bill (cuenta).nota de gastos expenses claim5 grade, marking, score, note.6 annotation, note.7 musical note, note, pitch.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: notar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: notar.* * *1 (anotación) note2 (calificación) mark, grade; (calificación alta) high mark■ si quieres nota tendrás que presentarte al oral if you want a higher mark you'll have to go for a viva3 (cuenta) bill■ ¿nos trae la nota por favor? could you bring us the bill please?5 MÚSICA note\dar la nota familiar to draw attention to oneselfsacar buenas notas to get good marks* * *noun f.1) note2) grade, mark3) announcement4) touch* * *1. SF1) (=mensaje corto) note; (Admin) memonota de inhabilitación — (Aut) endorsement ( on licence)
2) (=apunte) notetomar (buena) nota (de algo) — [fijarse] to take (good) note (of sth)
3) (=comentario) notetexto con notas de... — text edited with notes by..., text annotated by...
4) (Escol) mark, grade (EEUU)ir para o a por nota — * to go o aim for a high mark
¿ya te han dado las notas? — have you had your report yet?
5) (Mús) notedar la nota — (lit) to give the keynote; (fig) to get oneself noticed, act up
nota discordante — (lit) discordant note, discord
nota dominante — (lit) dominant note; (fig) dominant feature o element
6) (=adorno, detalle)7) (Prensa) note8)digno de nota — (=notable) notable, worthy of note
9) (Com) (=recibo) receipt; (=vale) IOU; Méx (=cuenta) billnota de cargo, nota de débito — debit note
10) † (=reputación) reputationde nota — of note, famous
11) LAm ** effects pl of drugs2.* * *1)a) ( apunte) notetomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something
b) ( acotación) note2)a) ( mensaje) noteb) ( noticia breve)y ahora, la nota deportiva... — and now the sports roundup...
3) (Educ) ( calificación) grade (AmE), mark (BrE)sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks
4)a) ( rasgo)b) ( detalle) touch5) (Mús) notedar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself
dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)
ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note
6) ( en restaurante) check (AmE), bill (BrE); ( en tienda) (Ur) receipt* * *1)a) ( apunte) notetomar nota de algo — ( apuntar) to make a note of something; ( fijarse) to take note of something
b) ( acotación) note2)a) ( mensaje) noteb) ( noticia breve)y ahora, la nota deportiva... — and now the sports roundup...
3) (Educ) ( calificación) grade (AmE), mark (BrE)sacar buenas notas — to get good grades o marks
4)a) ( rasgo)b) ( detalle) touch5) (Mús) notedar la nota — (fam) to stand out; ( por algo censurable) to make a spectacle of oneself
dar la nota discordante — to be difficult (o different etc)
ser la nota discordante — to strike a sour note
6) ( en restaurante) check (AmE), bill (BrE); ( en tienda) (Ur) receipt* * *nota11 = note, notice, notification, N.B. (latín - nota bene), cover note, written note.Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex: (N.B. Neither this nor the LC service give any assistance in the making of a subject index for a classified catalogue).Ex: The video collection of operas and ballets is accessible by language of text, author of libretto/lyrics, author and language of cover notes as well as the more usual entry points.Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.* acabar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* área de notas = note area.* bloc de notas = notebook.* bloque funcional de notas = notes block.* campo de notas = notes field.* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.* comparar notas = compare + notes.* con notas a pie de página = footnoted.* cuaderno de notas = note book.* fijar una nota en un sitio público = post.* hacer una nota mental = make + note + in + Posesivo + mind.* libro de notas = mark book.* nota aclaratoria = cover note.* nota al final = endnote.* nota al final del texto = endnote.* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].* nota analítica = analytical note.* nota a pie de página = footnote.* nota de abono = debit note.* nota de advertencia = warning label.* nota de agradecimiento = note of thanks, thank-you note.* nota de alcance = scope note (SN).* nota de cargo = credit note.* nota de edición = edition note.* nota de pago = promissory note.* nota de prensa = press release, press statement.* nota de rescate = ransom note.* nota de suicida = suicide note.* nota de ubicación y existencias = holdings note.* nota enmarcada en un recuadro = sidebar.* nota explicativa = cover note.* nota informativa = information note, information notice.* nota introductoria = background note.* nota marginal = marginal note.* nota musical = note.* nota necrológica = obituary.* nota oficial = official notification.* nota posterior = postscript.* notas de conferencias = lecture notes.* notas de contenido = contents notes.* notas de discurso = speaking notes.* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.* pegar una nota en un sitio público = post.* poner una nota en un sitio público = post.* terminar con una nota de optimismo = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* toma de notas = note-taking.* tomar nota = make + a note, take + note.* tomar nota de = note.nota22 = grade, mark.Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
Ex: The author assesses six Web sites giving marks out of ten for ease of use and navigation.* bajarle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + down.* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.* nota del curso = course grade.* nota media = grade point average (GPA).* perder nota = lose + marks.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* sistema de notas = grading system.* subirle la nota a Alguien = mark + Nombre + up.* * *nota1A1 (apunte) notetoma nota de su nombre make a note of his nametomé nota del pedido I took (down) the ordertoma (buena) nota de lo que le pasó a él take note of o bear in mind what happened to him2 (acotación) noteCompuestos:margin notefootnotefpl Post-it® notesB1 (mensaje) noteme mandó una notita diciendo que … she sent me a little note saying that …2(noticia breve): notas sociales or de sociedad society columny ahora con la nota deportiva … and now with the sports roundup …según una nota que acaba de llegar a nuestra redacción according to a report just inCompuestos:press release, statement issued to the pressdiplomatic noteannouncement of a deathnotas necrológicas deaths section, obituariessacar buenas notas to get good grades o marksme puso una nota muy baja she gave me a very bad o low grade o markD1(rasgo, característica): la nota dominante de su carácter/de su estilo the dominant feature of his character/of his styleuna nota melancólica subyace en todos estos poemas a note of melancholy underlies all of these poems, there is an underlying note of melancholy in all of these poemsla humedad constituye la nota característica high humidity is the most characteristic feature o is the main characteristic2 (detalle) touchpara agregar una nota de humor to add a touch of humorfue una nota muy simpática it was a very nice touch o gesturesu comentario fue la nota de mal gusto de la reunión his remark was the one thing that lowered the tone of the meetingE ( Mús) notedar la nota discordante to be difficult ( o different etc)¿te da nota si nos vamos a la playa? are you on for the beach? ( colloq), do you fancy going to the beach? ( BrE colloq)ser la nota discordante to strike a sour noteCompuesto:noteF2 (Ur) (en una tienda) receiptCompuesto:( Méx) detailed receipt ( for a meal)nota2( fam)character ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo notar: ( conjugate notar)
nota es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
nota
notar
nota sustantivo femenino
1 (apunte, mensaje) note;
( fijarse) to take note of sth;
nota a pie de página footnote
2
◊ sacar buenas notas to get good grades o marksb) (Mús) note
3 ( detalle) touch;
notar ( conjugate notar) verbo transitivo
hacer(le) nota algo (a algn) to point sth out (to sb);
te noto muy triste you look very sad;
se le notaba indeciso he seemed hesitantb) ( impers):◊ se nota que es novato you can tell o see he's a beginner;
se te nota en la cara it's written all over your face
notarse verbo pronominal (+ compl) to feel;
nota sustantivo femenino
1 (escrito breve) note
tomar notas, to take notes
2 Educ mark, grade: tiene muy mala notas en matemáticas, she has a bad mark in maths
3 (cuenta, factura) bill
4 (rasgo) element, quality: da una nota de alegría, it gives a touch of cheerfulness
5 Mús note
♦ Locuciones: dar la nota, to make a spectacle of oneself
Los resultados de los exámenes se expresan normalmente con letras (A, B, C, D, E y F). A es la nota más alta y F significa Fail (suspenso).
notar verbo transitivo
1 (darse cuenta) to notice ➣ Ver nota en notice
2 (a alguien en un estado) to find: le noté cansado, I found him tired
3 (sentir) to feel: noté frío, I felt cold
' nota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundante
- acabar
- aconsejar
- acordar
- acordarse
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
- actual
- actualmente
- acuerdo
- adición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- aguardar
- ahora
- alegre
- almuerzo
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- amarilla
- amarillo
- amplia
- amplio
- añadir
- añorar
- anotar
- apartamento
- apellido
- apetecer
- apreciar
- arrepentirse
- arriesgarse
- atreverse
- aún
- ausente
- ayudar
- bajar
- bastante
- caliente
- cama
- carnero
- casa
- cena
- cerrada
- cerrado
- cerveza
- cesar
- coletilla
- colgarse
English:
able
- add
- addition
- advertising
- afloat
- afraid
- afternoon
- aghast
- ajar
- akin
- alight
- alike
- alive
- all
- allow
- alone
- already
- although
- among
- amongst
- another
- apartment
- appear
- appendix
- arouse
- as
- ashamed
- asleep
- assassin
- assassinate
- assassination
- attorney
- averse
- awake
- awaken
- aware
- bar
- barrister
- bath
- be
- beat
- beer
- benefit
- between
- bill
- billion
- bite
- bitter
- blond
- blonde
* * *nota1 nf1. [apunte] note;déjale una nota encima de la mesa leave her a note on the table;tomar nota de algo [apuntar] to note sth down;[fijarse] to take note of sth;tomamos nota de sus comentarios we note your comments;tomar buena nota de algo to take careful note of sth2. [acotación] notenota aclaratoria explanatory note;nota bene nota bene, N.B.;nota al margen marginal note;nota a pie de página footnotenota de prensa press release;Méx nota roja police reports (section);notas de sociedad society column4. [cuenta] bill;[en restaurante] Br bill, US check Méx nota de consumo expenses claim;nota de gastos expenses claim;Méx nota de remisión delivery note5. [calificación] Br mark, US grade;Esp Fam nota de corte = minimum marks for entry into university;6. [toque, rasgo] touch;una nota de distinción/de color a touch of elegance/colour8. [musical] notenota discordante discordant note;la nota discordante la puso el discurso agresivo del presidente ruso the Russian president's aggressive speech was out of key with the tone of the occasion;nota dominante dominant note;la tensión fue la nota dominante de la reunión an atmosphere of tension predominated at the meeting;la nota dominante de su estilo es la ironía the predominant feature of his style is irony;nota falsa false note;nota tónica keynote9. Famdar la nota: allá donde vamos, siempre da la nota she always has to draw attention to herself wherever we go;con estos pantalones das la nota nobody could miss you in those trousers;nota2 nmEsp Fam1. [individuo] guy, Br bloke* * *f1 MÚS note;nota discordante fig discordant note;dar la nota fam draw attention to o.s.2 EDU grade, mark;sacar buenas/malas notas get good/bad grades3 ( anotación):tomar notas take notes;tomar nota de algo make a note of sth* * *nota nf1) : note, message2) : announcementnota de prensa: press release3) : grade, mark (in school)4) : characteristic, feature, touch5) : note (in music)6) : bill, check (in a restaurant)* * *nota n1. (en general) note2. (calificación) mark -
37 composición
f.1 composition, work, piece, opus.2 composition, article, essay, paper.3 make-up, constitution, conformation, formation.4 setting-up.* * *1 (gen) composition2 (acuerdo) agreement3 (arreglo) arrangement4 (en impresión) setting, composition\hacer composición de lugar (decidirse) to make a plan of action 2 (formarse una idea) to get a picture of a situation* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mús, Quím, Arte) composition2) (Educ) essay3)composición de lugar — stocktaking, inventory
4) (Tip) typesetting5) [de desacuerdo] settlement; [de personas] reconciliationcomposición procesal — (Jur) out-of-court settlement
6) (=arreglo) arrangement* * *1)a) (de grupo, equipo) composition, makeupb) ( de sustancia) composition2) (Art, Fot, Mús) composition; (Educ) ( redacción) compositionhacerse una composición de lugar: para que te hagas una composición de composición, la cocina es alargada just to give you an idea, the kitchen is long and narrow; se hizo una composición de composición y decidió irse — he took stock of the situation and decided to leave
•* * *= composition, essay, make, setting, writing, make-up [makeup], constitution.Ex. In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex. Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.Ex. A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.Ex. This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.Ex. Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.Ex. The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.----* composición de canciones = songwriting [song-writing].* composición de imágenes = image setting.* composición demográfica = demographic composition.* composición musical = musical composition.* composición musical manida = war horse.* composición original = creative writing.* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.* composición tipográfica = typesetting [type-setting].* composición tipográfica automatizada = computerised typesetting.* composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.* sala de composición = composing room.* taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.* técnicas de composición escrita = writing skills.* * *1)a) (de grupo, equipo) composition, makeupb) ( de sustancia) composition2) (Art, Fot, Mús) composition; (Educ) ( redacción) compositionhacerse una composición de lugar: para que te hagas una composición de composición, la cocina es alargada just to give you an idea, the kitchen is long and narrow; se hizo una composición de composición y decidió irse — he took stock of the situation and decided to leave
•* * *= composition, essay, make, setting, writing, make-up [makeup], constitution.Ex: In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.* composición de canciones = songwriting [song-writing].* composición de imágenes = image setting.* composición demográfica = demographic composition.* composición musical = musical composition.* composición musical manida = war horse.* composición original = creative writing.* composición por confrontación de ideas = brain-writing.* composición tipográfica = typesetting [type-setting].* composición tipográfica automatizada = computerised typesetting.* composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.* sala de composición = composing room.* taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.* técnicas de composición escrita = writing skills.* * *A1 (de un grupo, equipo) composition, makeupla actual composición de la junta the present composition o makeup of the board2 (de una sustancia) compositionB1 (obra) composition, work2 ( Mús) (disciplina) composition3 (ejercicio) compositionhacerse una composición de lugar: para que te hagas una composición de composición, la cocina es la cuarta parte de ésta just to give you an idea o to help you picture it, the kitchen is a quarter of the size of this onese hizo una composición de composición y decidió irse he took stock of o sized up the situation and decided to leaveCompuesto:typesetting* * *
composición sustantivo femenino
composition
composición sustantivo femenino composition
' composición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concierto
- ser
- movimiento
- tarantela
- baile
- consistir
- coro
- de
- dúo
- falla
- redactar
- tema
- terreno
English:
composition
- layout
- make-up
- sketch
- typesetting
- essay
- sum
* * *composición nf1. [de sustancia, producto] compositioncomposición química chemical composition2. [de equipo, comité] composition, make-up3. [obra literaria] work;[obra musical] composition, work composición musical composition;composición poética poetic composition, poem4. [técnica musical] composition6. [en fotografía, pintura] composition;hacerse una composición de lugar to size up the situation;no me hago una composición de lugar, ¿cómo es la casa? I can't quite visualize it, what's the house like?7. Ling compounding, combination8. [en imprenta] typesetting* * *f composition* * *composición nf, pl - ciones1) obra: composition, work2) : makeup, arrangement* * *composición n composition -
38 cumplir
v.1 to do, to carry out, to perform.los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements2 to keep (promesa).cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the AconcaguaElla cumple la ley She obeys the law.3 to reach (años).mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrowcumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!4 to serve (condena).5 to expire.6 to do one's duty.cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebodypara o por cumplir out of politenesscumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra to keep one's wordyo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job7 to comply.este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.9 to do one's job, to comply.Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.* * *2 (promesa) to keep4 (años) to be, turn■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)1 (plazo) to expire, end2 (deuda, pago) to fall due1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true2 (fecha) to be\cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebodycumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligationscumplir con la ley to abide by the lawcumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligationscumplir con su palabra to keep one's wordpara cumplir / por cumplir as a formality* * *verb1) to accomplish, carry out2) fulfill, comply with3) expire•* * *1. VT1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to playlos contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks
•
la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrentlos parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage
•
cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay riseles ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word
2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obeysolo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders
•
hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meetestos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements
4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, completetiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service
5) [con periodos de tiempo]a) [+ años]hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today
cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21
¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?
¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!
b) [+ aniversario, días]6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make2. VI1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's dutytengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me
mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)
prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you
3)• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet
tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement
tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on
para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria
4)5) frm (=corresponder)lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me
6) (Mil) to finish one's military service3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.----* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *cumplir [I1 ]vtA1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry outpara hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforcedlos inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rulesla satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's dutyno se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keepno cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations3(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditionsel edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standardslos objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each yearnunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its functioncumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aimsB ‹condena/sentencia› to serveestá cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military serviceC [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversaryla huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike■ cumplirviA1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our dutyyo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to meno cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedurecumple con su trabajo he does his job2(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bita ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for oncenos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of dutycumplir CON algn:con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)B ( en tercera persona)1 ( frml)(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)2 ( frml)(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effortA «profecía/predicción» to come truese cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came truese cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilledB«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the taxhoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death* * *
cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ley› to obey;
‹ compromiso› to honor( conjugate honor), fulfill( conjugate fulfill);
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill)
‹ requisitos› fulfill( conjugate fulfill);◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished
2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) sth;
b) ( con una obligación social):
con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilledb) [ plazo]:
hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word
* * *♦ vt1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements2. [años] to reach;mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;[servicio militar] to do♦ vi1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired2.cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word3. [por cortesía]con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties* * *I v/tfulfil2 condena serve3:cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn tenII v/i1:cumplir con algo carry sth out;cumplir con su deber do one’s duty2:te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness* * *cumplir vt1) : to accomplish, to carry out2) : to comply with, to fulfill3) : to attain, to reachsu hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Fridaycumplir vi1) : to expire, to fall due2) : to fulfill one's obligationscumplir con el deber: to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word* * *cumplir vb4. (pena) to serve5. (años) to be6. (plazo) to expire / to end -
39 dirigir
v.1 to steer (conducir) (coche, barco).2 to manage (llevar) (empresa, hotel, hospital).dirige mi tesis, me dirige la tesis he's supervising my thesis, he's my PhD supervisor3 to direct.Ella dirigió el caso She directed the case.Ella dirige al equipo She directs the team.4 to address (carta, paquete).5 to guide (guiar) (person).6 to point, to range.Ellos dirigen al misil They point the missile.7 to drive, to steer, to pilot, to head.Ella dirige el avión She drives the plane.8 to conduct.Ella dirige la orquesta She conducts the orchestra.* * *(g changes to j before a and o)Present Indicativedirijo, diriges, dirige, dirigimos, dirigís, dirigen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to direct, lead2) conduct3) address* * *1. VT1) (=orientar) [+ persona] to direct; [+ asunto] to advise, guidelo dirigió con ayuda de un mapa — she showed him the way o directed him with the help of a map
¿por qué no vas tú delante y nos diriges? — why don't you go first and lead the way?
palabra 2)dirigían sus pasos hacia la iglesia — they made their way o walked towards the church
2) (=apuntar) [+ arma, telescopio] to aim, point (a, hacia at)[+ manguera] to turn (a, hacia on) point (a, hacia at)dirigió los focos al escenario — he pointed o directed the lights towards the stage
ordenó dirigir el fuego hacia el enemigo — he ordered them to direct o aim their fire at the enemy
3) (=destinar)a) [+ carta, comentario, pregunta] to address (a to)b) [+ libro, programa, producto] to aim (a at)c) [+ acusación, críticas] to make (a, contra against)level (a, contra at, against) [+ ataques] to make (a, contra against)dirigieron graves acusaciones contra el ministro — serious accusations were made against the minister, serious accusations were levelled at o against the minister
le dirigieron fuertes críticas — he was strongly criticized, he came in for some strong criticism
d) [+ esfuerzos] to direct (a, hacia to, towards)hay que dirigir todos nuestros esfuerzos hacia este fin — we must direct all our efforts to this end
4) (=controlar) [+ empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] to run; [+ periódico, revista] to edit, run; [+ expedición, país, sublevación] to lead; [+ maniobra, operación, investigación] to direct, be in charge of; [+ debate] to chair; [+ proceso judicial] to preside over; [+ tesis] to supervise; [+ juego, partido] to refereeel Partido Comunista dirigió los destinos del país durante siete décadas — the Communist Party controlled the fate of the country for seven decades
cotarro 1)dirigió mal las negociaciones — he handled the negotiations badly, he mismanaged the negotiations
5) (Cine, Teat) to direct6) (Mús) [+ orquesta, concierto] to conduct; [+ coro] to lead¿quién dirigirá el coro? — who will be the choirmaster?, who will lead the choir?
7) (=conducir) [+ coche] to drive; [+ barco] to steer; [+ caballo] to leaddirigió su coche hacia la izquierda — he steered o drove his car towards the left
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < empresa> to manage, run; <periódico/revista> to run, edit; <investigación/tesis> to supervise; < debate> to lead, chairdirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic
b) <obra/película> to directc) < orquesta> to conduct2)a)dirigir algo a alguien — <mensaje/carta> to address something to somebody; < críticas> to direct something to somebody
b)dirigir algo hacia or a algo/alguien — < telescopio> to point something toward(s) something/somebody; < pistola> to point something toward(s) something/somebody
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/alguien — to look at something/somebody
3) ( encaminar)2.dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing
dirigirse v pron1) ( encaminarse)2)dirigirse a alguien — ( oralmente) to speak o talk to somebody; ( por escrito) to write to somebody
me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle... — (Corresp) I am writing to request...
* * *= address, channel, direct, gear (to/toward(s)/for), lead, man, pitch, route, run, steer, head, signpost, give + direction, angle, rule over, lend + direction, shepherd, choreograph, key + Nombre + to.Ex. More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Ex. This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex. Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Ex. The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex. There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex. He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex. Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.----* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + effort, direct + energy.* dirigir información a = direct + information towards.* dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.* dirigir la atención = put + focus.* dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigirse = be headed, head, head out.* dirigirse a = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to.* dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien.* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down on.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.* dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into.* dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección.* dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s).* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.* dirigir un servicio = run + service.* lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < empresa> to manage, run; <periódico/revista> to run, edit; <investigación/tesis> to supervise; < debate> to lead, chairdirigir el tráfico — to direct o control the traffic
b) <obra/película> to directc) < orquesta> to conduct2)a)dirigir algo a alguien — <mensaje/carta> to address something to somebody; < críticas> to direct something to somebody
b)dirigir algo hacia or a algo/alguien — < telescopio> to point something toward(s) something/somebody; < pistola> to point something toward(s) something/somebody
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/alguien — to look at something/somebody
3) ( encaminar)2.dirigir algo a + inf — < esfuerzos> to channel something into -ing; <energía/atención> to direct something toward(s) -ing
dirigirse v pron1) ( encaminarse)2)dirigirse a alguien — ( oralmente) to speak o talk to somebody; ( por escrito) to write to somebody
me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle... — (Corresp) I am writing to request...
* * *= address, channel, direct, gear (to/toward(s)/for), lead, man, pitch, route, run, steer, head, signpost, give + direction, angle, rule over, lend + direction, shepherd, choreograph, key + Nombre + to.Ex: More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice.
Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex: There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* dirigir el esfuerzo = direct + effort, direct + energy.* dirigir información a = direct + information towards.* dirigir interpretación musical = conduct.* dirigir la atención = put + focus.* dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).* dirigir la mirada hacia = look toward(s).* dirigir la palabra = be civil towards.* dirigir los intereses de uno = break into.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada = turn + Posesivo + thoughts.* dirigirse = be headed, head, head out.* dirigirse a = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/to.* dirigirse a Alguien = approach + Alguien.* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia = bear down on.* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigirse en multitud = beat + the path to.* dirigirse hacia = be on + Posesivo + way to, start toward, move toward(s), be heading towards, head for, turn into.* dirigirse hacia + Dirección = push + Dirección.* dirigirse hacia el oeste = push + westward(s).* dirigirse la palabra = on speaking terms.* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.* dirigir una crítica hacia = level + criticism at.* dirigir una tesis = supervise + dissertation, supervise + thesis.* dirigir un servicio = run + service.* lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.* * *dirigir [I7 ]vtA1 ‹empresa› to manage, run; ‹periódico/revista› to run, edit; ‹investigación/tesis› to supervise; ‹debate› to lead, chairdirigió la operación de rescate he led o directed the rescue operationdirigir el tráfico to direct o control the traffic2 ‹obra/película› to direct3 ‹orquesta› to conductB1 ‹mensaje/carta› dirigir algo A algn to address sth TO sbesta noche el presidente dirigirá un mensaje a la nación the president will address the nation tonightla carta venía dirigida a mí the letter was addressed to medirigió unas palabras de bienvenida a los congresistas he addressed a few words of welcome to the delegateslas críticas iban dirigidas a los organizadores the criticisms were directed at the organizersel folleto va dirigido a padres y educadores the booklet is aimed at parents and teachersla pregunta iba dirigida a usted the question was meant for you, I asked you the questionno me dirigió la palabra he didn't say a word to me2 ‹mirada/pasos/telescopio›dirigió la mirada hacia el horizonte he looked toward(s) the horizon, he turned his eyes o his gaze toward(s) the horizonle dirigió una mirada de reproche she looked at him reproachfully, she gave him a reproachful lookdirigió sus pasos hacia la esquina he walked toward(s) the cornerdirigió el telescopio hacia la luna he pointed the telescope toward(s) the moonC (encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/acciones› dirigir algo A + INF:acciones dirigidas a aliviar el problema measures aimed at alleviating o measures designed to alleviate the problemdirigiremos todos nuestros esfuerzos a lograr un acuerdo we shall channel all our efforts into o direct all our efforts toward(s) reaching an agreementA(ir): nos dirigíamos al aeropuerto we were heading for o we were going to o we were on our way to the airportse dirigió a su despacho con paso decidido he strode purposefully toward(s) his officese dirigían hacia la frontera they were making o heading for the borderel buque se dirigía hacia la costa the ship was heading for o toward(s) the coastB dirigirse A algn (oralmente) to speak o talk TO sb, address sb ( frml) (por escrito) to write TO sb¿se dirige a mí? are you talking o speaking to me?me dirijo a Vd. para solicitarle … ( Corresp) I am writing to request …para más información diríjase a … for more information please write to o contact …* * *
dirigir ( conjugate dirigir) verbo transitivo
1
‹periódico/revista› to run, edit;
‹investigación/tesis› to supervise;
‹ debate› to lead, chair;
‹ tráfico› to direct
‹ orquesta› to conduct
2a) dirigir algo a algn ‹mensaje/carta› to address sth to sb;
‹ críticas› to direct sth to sb;
no me dirigió la palabra he didn't say a word to me
‹ pistola› to point sth toward(s) sth/sb;
dirigir la mirada hacia or a algo/algn to look at sth/sb;
3 ( encaminar) dirigir algo a hacer algo ‹ esfuerzos› to channel sth into doing sth;
‹energía/atención› to direct sth toward(s) doing sth
dirigirse verbo pronominal
1 ( encaminarse): dirigirse hacia algo to head for sth
2 dirigirse a algn ( oralmente) to speak o talk to sb;
( por escrito) to write to sb
dirigir verbo transitivo
1 (estar al mando de) to direct
(una empresa) to manage
(un negocio, una escuela) to run
(un sindicato, partido) to lead
(un periódico) to edit
2 (una orquesta) to conduct
(una película) to direct
3 (hacer llegar unas palabras, un escrito) to address
(una mirada) to give
4 (encaminar, poner en una dirección) to direct, steer: dirigió el coche hacia la salida, he drove his car to the exit
dirigió la mirada hacia la caja fuerte, she looked towards the strongbox
dirigió sus pasos hacia el bosque, he made his way towards the wood
' dirigir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruzar
- derivar
- destinar
- enchufar
- enfilar
- mandar
- manejar
- manipular
- orquestar
- palabra
- conducir
English:
address
- aim
- bend
- conduct
- control
- direct
- guide
- lead
- level
- manage
- mastermind
- operate
- pitch
- run
- shine
- spearhead
- steer
- turn
- edit
- head
- produce
- target
* * *♦ vt1. [conducir] [coche, barco] to steer;[avión] to pilot;el canal dirige el agua hacia el interior de la región the canal channels the water towards the interior of the region2. [estar al cargo de] [empresa, hotel, hospital] to manage;[colegio, cárcel, periódico] to run; [partido, revuelta] to lead; [expedición] to head, to lead; [investigación] to supervise;dirige mi tesis, me dirige la tesis he's supervising my thesis, he's my PhD supervisor o US advisor3. [película, obra de teatro] to direct;[orquesta] to conductdirige el telescopio al norte point the telescope towards the north;dirigió sus acusaciones a las autoridades her accusations were aimed at the authorities5. [dedicar, encaminar]nos dirigían miradas de lástima they were giving us pitying looks, they were looking at us pityingly;dirigir unas palabras a alguien to speak to sb, to address sb;dirige sus esfuerzos a incrementar los beneficios she is directing her efforts towards increasing profits, her efforts are aimed at increasing profits;dirigen su iniciativa a conseguir la liberación del secuestrado the aim of their initiative is to secure the release of the prisoner;dirigió sus pasos hacia la casa he headed towards the house;no me dirigen la palabra they don't speak to me;un programa dirigido a los amantes de la música clásica a programme (intended) for lovers of classical music;consejos dirigidos a los jóvenes advice aimed at the young6. [carta, paquete] to address7. [guiar] [persona] to guide* * *v/t2 COM manage, run3:dirigir una carta a address a letter to;dirigir una pregunta a direct a question to4 ( conducir) lead* * *dirigir {35} vt1) : to direct, to lead2) : to address3) : to aim, to point4) : to conduct (music)* * *dirigir vb1. (película, tráfico) to directJames Cameron dirigió "Titanic" James Cameron directed "Titanic"2. (empresa, equipo) to manage¿quién dirige la selección española? who manages the Spanish national team?5. (libro, medida) to aim / to direct6. (carta, palabras) to addressdirigió sus comentarios a todos los jóvenes presentes she addressed her comments to all the young people who were there7. (orquesta) to conduct -
40 apología
f.1 apology, apologia.2 eulogy, exaltation, extolment.* * *1 apology, defence (US defense)* * *noun f.* * *SF (=defensa) defence, defense (EEUU); (=elogio) eulogyuna apología del terrorismo — a statement in support o in defence of terrorism
* * *femenino apologia (frml)hizo apología del terrorismo — he made a statement (o speech etc) justifying terrorism
* * *= paean, apologia, apology.Ex. Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.Ex. The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex. I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.----* hacer apología = make + apology.* * *femenino apologia (frml)hizo apología del terrorismo — he made a statement (o speech etc) justifying terrorism
* * *= paean, apologia, apology.Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.
Ex: The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.* hacer apología = make + apology.* * *apologia ( frml)hizo apología del terrorismo he made a statement ( o speech etc) justifying o defending o supporting terrorismescribió una apología del difunto compositor he wrote a eulogy for the dead composer* * *
apología sustantivo femenino
apologia (frml);
apología sustantivo femenino apology, defence, US defense
' apología' also found in these entries:
English:
defense
* * *apología nfle acusaron de apología del terrorismo they accused him of supporting o defending terrorism2. [texto] apologia* * *f defense, Brdefence* * *apología nf: defense, apology
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