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21 arqueado

adj.

arched, bent, curved, bow-shaped.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: arquear.

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- da adjetivo < espalda> curved

tiene las piernas arqueadas — he's bowlegged

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= curved, bowed.

Ex. Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.

Ex. She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.

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- da adjetivo < espalda> curved

tiene las piernas arqueadas — he's bowlegged

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= curved, bowed.

Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.

Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.

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arqueado -da

adjective

‹espalda› curved

tiene las piernas arqueadas he's bowlegged o ( BrE) bandy-legged

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arqueado

adj curved;

tener las piernas arqueadas be bowlegged

Spanish-English dictionary > arqueado
22 curvo

adj.

curved, curvilinear, winding, wavy.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: curvar.

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curvo

► adjetivo

1 curved, bent

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(f. - curva)

adj.

curved, bent

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ADJ

1) (=curvado) curved, bent

2) And (=estevado) bow-legged

3) Caribe (=zurdo) left-handed

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- va adjetivo curved

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= curved.

Ex. Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.

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* línea curva = curved line.

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- va adjetivo curved

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= curved.

Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.

* línea curva = curved line.

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curvo -va

adjective

curved

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Del verbo curvar: ( conjugate curvar)

curvo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

curvó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
curvar
curvo
curvo
◊ -va adjetivo

curved
curvo,-a adjetivo curved

' curvo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
curva
- sifón
- torcida
- torcido
English:
curved

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curvo, -a adj
[forma] curved; [doblado] bent
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curvo

adj curved

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curvo, -va adj

: curved, bent

Spanish-English dictionary > curvo
23 política

f.

1 politics, political affairs, political playground.

2 politics.

3 policy, program.

4 tact.

5 politeness.

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política

► nombre femenino

1 politics

2 (dirección) policy

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1. f., (m. - político) 2. f., (m. - político) 3. noun f.
1) policy

2) politics

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SF

1) (Pol) politics sing

meterse en (la) política — to get involved in politics

la política en la posguerra — postwar politics

política de pasillo(s) — lobbying

2) (=programa) policy

política agraria — agricultural policy

política de cañonera — gunboat diplomacy

política de ingresos y precios, política de jornales y precios — prices and incomes policy

política de mano dura — strong-arm policy, tough policy

política de silla vacía — empty-chair policy, refusal to take one's seat (in parliament)

política de tierra quemada — scorched earth policy

política económica — economic policy

política exterior — foreign policy

política interior — [de país] domestic policy; [de organización] internal politics

política presupuestaria — budget policy

política salarial — incomes policy

3) (=tacto) tact, skill; (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=educación) good manners pl

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femenino

1) (Pol) politics

meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

2) ( postura) policy

política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

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= politics, rationale, elected politics.

Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

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* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.

* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* dedicarse a la política = politick.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* diseñar una política = draft + policy.

* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.

* establecer una política = institute + policy.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* formular una política = frame + policy.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.

* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.

* participante en la política = politically active.

* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.

* política administrativa = administrative policy.

* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

* política a largo plazo = long term policy.

* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.

* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.

* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.

* política cultural = cultural policy.

* política de actuación = policy.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* política de clases = class politics.

* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.

* política de competencias = competition policy.

* política de compras = purchasing policy.

* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* política de expurgo = weeding policy.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.

* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.

* política de información nacional = national information policy.

* política de inmigración = immigration policy.

* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.

* política del poder = power politics.

* política de multas = fine policy.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* política de preservación = preservation policy.

* política de privacidad = privacy policy.

* política de retenciones = retention policy.

* política de sanciones = fine policy.

* política de trabajo = policy.

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* política económica = political economy.

* política editorial = editorial policy.

* política educativa = educational policy.

* política electoral = election politics.

* política exterior = foreign policy.

* política fiscal = fiscal policy.

* política interna = policy, internal politics.

* política internacional = international politics.

* política laboral = labour policy.

* política monetaria = monetary policy.

* política nacional = national politics.

* política pública = public policy.

* política sancionadora = fine policy.

* política social = social policy.

* redactar una política = formulate + policy.

* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.

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femenino

1) (Pol) politics

meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

2) ( postura) policy

política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

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= politics, rationale, elected politics.

Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.

* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* dedicarse a la política = politick.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* diseñar una política = draft + policy.

* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.

* establecer una política = institute + policy.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* formular una política = frame + policy.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.

* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.

* participante en la política = politically active.

* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.

* política administrativa = administrative policy.

* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

* política a largo plazo = long term policy.

* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.

* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.

* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.

* política cultural = cultural policy.

* política de actuación = policy.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* política de clases = class politics.

* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.

* política de competencias = competition policy.

* política de compras = purchasing policy.

* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* política de expurgo = weeding policy.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.

* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.

* política de información nacional = national information policy.

* política de inmigración = immigration policy.

* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.

* política del poder = power politics.

* política de multas = fine policy.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* política de preservación = preservation policy.

* política de privacidad = privacy policy.

* política de retenciones = retention policy.

* política de sanciones = fine policy.

* política de trabajo = policy.

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* política económica = political economy.

* política editorial = editorial policy.

* política educativa = educational policy.

* política electoral = election politics.

* política exterior = foreign policy.

* política fiscal = fiscal policy.

* política interna = policy, internal politics.

* política internacional = international politics.

* política laboral = labour policy.

* política monetaria = monetary policy.

* política nacional = national politics.

* política pública = public policy.

* política sancionadora = fine policy.

* política social = social policy.

* redactar una política = formulate + policy.

* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.

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política

feminine

A ( Pol) politics

se dedicó a la política he went into politics

siempre están hablando de política they are always talking about politics

meterse en política (como profesión) to go into politics; (como militante) to get involved in politics

B (postura) policy

la política económica del gobierno the government's economic policy

política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy

política gubernamental government policy

política salarial wage policy

nuestra política educativa our education policy, our policy on education

una política de negociación a policy of negotiation

Compuesto:

Política Europea de Seguridad y Defensa

(UE) Common European Security and Defence Policy

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política sustantivo femenino
1 (Pol) politics
2 ( postura) policy;
◊ política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy

político,-a
I adjetivo
1 political
2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
política sustantivo femenino
1 politics sing
2 (forma de actuar) policy
Recuerda la diferencia entre politics, política (en general), y policy, política (un plan o una serie de medidas): la política agrícola, the agricultural policy. Aunque politics lleva una s final, es un sustantivo singular: Politics is very interesting. La política es muy interesante. El hombre o la mujer que se dedica a la política (un político) se llama politician.
' política' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- agraria
- agrario
- álgida
- álgido
- angular
- batalla
- comulgar
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- desunir
- distensión
- esfera
- expansionista
- exterior
- granjear
- imponerse
- introducir
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- octavilla
- orientarse
- persecución
- político
- propaganda
- reivindicación
- rumbo
- singladura
- viñeta
- alejado
- arena
- bloque
- concreto
- desvincularse
- discutir
- eje
- energético
- entendido
- errado
- familia
- favorecer
- filiación
- hermano
- hijo
- interesar
- interior
- internacional
- intervención
- madre
- orientar
English:
active
- affair
- anathema
- arena
- assessment
- border
- bow out
- circle
- clash
- daughter-in-law
- employment
- figure
- fiscal
- foreign policy
- get into
- go into
- hands-off
- high
- home
- in-laws
- instability
- liberal
- line
- lobby
- mainstream
- policy
- political
- politician
- politics
- reshape
- reversal
- ruin
- shadow cabinet
- switch
- wing
- affiliation
- come
- dabble
- government
- heavyweight
- housing
- main
- unaware

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política nf

1. [arte de gobernar] politics [singular];

lleva treinta años dedicado a la política he has been in politics for the last thirty years;

hablar de política to discuss politics, to talk (about) politics

2. [modo de gobernar, táctica] policy

Comp
UE Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy;
la política del avestruz burying one's head in the sand;

sigue con su política del avestruz he still prefers to bury his head in the sand;

política comercial trade policy;

política de empresa company policy;

política exterior foreign policy;

política fiscal fiscal policy;

política monetaria monetary policy;
UE Política Pesquera Común Common Fisheries Policy;
política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy

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política

f

1politics sg

2 orientación policy;

política ambiental environmental policy

político

I adj political

II m, política f politician

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política nf

1) : politics

2) : policy

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política n

1. (en general) politics

¿te interesa la política? are you interested in politics?

2. (estrategia) policy [pl. policies]

la política económica the economic policy

Spanish-English dictionary > política
24 presión

f.

1 pressure, stress.

2 pressure, catch.

3 pressure, arm-twisting, coercion.

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presión

► nombre femenino

1 pressure

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

grupo de presión pressure group

presión arterial blood pressure

presión atmosférica atmospheric pressure

presión sanguínea blood pressure

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noun f.

pressure

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SF

1) (Meteo, Fís, Téc) pressure; [con la mano] press, squeeze

olla a presión — pressure cooker

reactor de agua a presión — pressurized water reactor

indicador/medidor de presión — pressure gauge

tres atmósferas de presión — three atmospheres of pressure

hacer presión sobre algo — to press (on) sth

presión arterial — blood pressure

presión atmosférica — atmospheric pressure, air pressure

presión sanguínea — blood pressure

2) (=influencia) pressure

ejercer o hacer presión para que se haga algo — to press for sth to be done; (Pol) to lobby for sth to be done

hay presión dentro del partido — there are pressures within the party

hacer algo bajo presión — to do sth under pressure

presión fiscal, presión impositiva — tax burden

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femenino

1)

a) (Fís) pressure

cerveza a presión — draft beer

b) (Meteo) pressure

altas/bajas presiones — areas of high/low pressure

c) (Med) pressure

- presión arterial or sanguínea

2) ( coacción) pressure

en su puesto está sometido a muchas presiones — he gets a lot of pressure in his job

grupo de presión — pressure group

confesó bajo presión — he confessed under pressure o under duress

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= pressure, stress, leverage, milestone, strain, advocacy.

Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.

Ex. Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.

Ex. At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex. We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.

Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.

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* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.

* aire a presión = air pressure.

* aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.

* ante la presión de = in the crush to.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* bajo presión = under pressure, under the cosh.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* demasiada presión = overpressure.

* ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo = stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.

* ejercer presión = build + pressure, lobby, exert + leverage.

* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.

* ejercer presión sobre = put + pressure on, bear down on.

* ejercer presión sobre Alguien = bring to + bear + pressure on.

* estar sometido a presión = face + pressure.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.

* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* lavado a presión = pressure wash, jet wash.

* lavado manual a presión = jet wash.

* limpiadora a presión = pressure washer.

* máquina de presión plana = flat-platen machine.

* martillo a presión = steam hammer.

* mecanismo de presión = impression assembly.

* meter a presión = wedge.

* momentos de presión = the heat is on.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* olla a presión = pressure-cooker.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].

* plato de presión del embrague = pressure plate.

* presión atmosférica = air pressure, atmospheric pressure.

* presión de contacto = contact pressure.

* presión del aire = air pressure.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* presión diastólica = diastolic pressure, diastolic blood pressure.

* presión económica = economic pressure.

* presión política = political pressure.

* presión sistólica = systolic blood pressure, systolic pressure.

* presión social = social pressure, social pressure.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* regulador de presión de gas = gas regulator.

* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.

* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.

* someter a presión = place under + pressure.

* sometido a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.

* sujeto a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.

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femenino

1)

a) (Fís) pressure

cerveza a presión — draft beer

b) (Meteo) pressure

altas/bajas presiones — areas of high/low pressure

c) (Med) pressure

- presión arterial or sanguínea

2) ( coacción) pressure

en su puesto está sometido a muchas presiones — he gets a lot of pressure in his job

grupo de presión — pressure group

confesó bajo presión — he confessed under pressure o under duress

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= pressure, stress, leverage, milestone, strain, advocacy.

Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.

Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.

Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.

Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.

* aire a presión = air pressure.

* aliviar la presión = ease + pressure.

* ante la presión de = in the crush to.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* bajo presión = under pressure, under the cosh.

* ceder ante la presión = surrender to + pressure.

* ceder ante la presión de = give in to.

* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* demasiada presión = overpressure.

* ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo = stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.

* ejercer presión = build + pressure, lobby, exert + leverage.

* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.

* ejercer presión sobre = put + pressure on, bear down on.

* ejercer presión sobre Alguien = bring to + bear + pressure on.

* estar sometido a presión = face + pressure.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.

* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* lavado a presión = pressure wash, jet wash.

* lavado manual a presión = jet wash.

* limpiadora a presión = pressure washer.

* máquina de presión plana = flat-platen machine.

* martillo a presión = steam hammer.

* mecanismo de presión = impression assembly.

* meter a presión = wedge.

* momentos de presión = the heat is on.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* olla a presión = pressure-cooker.

* perder la presión = depressurise [depressurize, -USA].

* pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].

* plato de presión del embrague = pressure plate.

* presión atmosférica = air pressure, atmospheric pressure.

* presión de contacto = contact pressure.

* presión del aire = air pressure.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* presión diastólica = diastolic pressure, diastolic blood pressure.

* presión económica = economic pressure.

* presión política = political pressure.

* presión sistólica = systolic blood pressure, systolic pressure.

* presión social = social pressure, social pressure.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* regulador de presión de bombona = gas cylinder regulator.

* regulador de presión de gas = gas regulator.

* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.

* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.

* someter a presión = place under + pressure.

* sometido a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.

* sujeto a presión = under pressure, under the cosh.

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presión

feminine

A

1 ( Fís) pressure

cerveza a presión draft beer

juntar presión ( RPl); to bottle things up ( colloq)

juntó presión hasta que un buen día estalló he kept everything bottled up until one day he just exploded

portate bien, que tu padre está juntando presión you'd better behave, your father's getting very angry o ( colloq) your father could blow his top at any minute

2 ( Meteo) pressure

presión atmosférica atmospheric pressure

altas/bajas presiones areas of high/low pressure

3 ( Med) pressure

Compuestos:

● presión arterial or sanguínea

blood pressure

● presión arterial máxima or sistólica

systolic (blood) pressure

● presión arterial mínima or diastólica

diastolic (blood) pressure

B (coacción) pressure

en su puesto está sometido a muchas presiones he gets a lot of pressure in his job

grupo de presión pressure group

ejercieron presión para que el plan fuese rechazado they pressed for the plan to be rejected, they exerted a lot of pressure to get the plan rejected

firmó/confesó bajo presión he signed/confessed under pressure o under duress

Compuesto:

presión fiscal

tax burden

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presión sustantivo femenino
a) (Fís, Med, Meteo) pressure;

presión arterial or sanguínea blood pressure
b) ( coacción) pressure;

◊ bajo presión under pressure

presión sustantivo femenino pressure: está sometido a muchas presiones, he's under a lot of pressure
cerveza a presión, draught beer
presión arterial, blood pressure
' presión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- broche
- ejercer
- embutir
- olla
- aflojar
- aguantar
- apretar
- aumentar
- botón
- checar
- controlar
- empujar
- resistir
- soportar
English:
air pressure
- arm-twisting
- cooker
- gun
- lobby
- low
- pack down
- pressure
- pressure cooker
- pressure group
- push
- ridge
- strain
- take
- tyre pressure
- wedge
- air
- blood
- bow
- bring
- crack
- press
- snap

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presión nf

1. [fuerza] pressure;

a o [m5] bajo presión under pressure;

una olla a presión a pressure cooker;

tiene cierre a presión you press it shut;

hacer presión to press

Comp
presión arterial blood pressure;
presión atmosférica atmospheric pressure;

presión barométrica barometric pressure;

presión de los neumáticos tyre pressure;
Econ presión fiscal tax burden;
presión sanguínea blood pressure

2. [coacción, influencia] pressure;

la presión de la calle obligó a dimitir al presidente pressure from the public forced the president to resign;

hacer o [m5] ejercer presión sobre to pressurize;

meter presión a alguien to put pressure on sb;

aceptó bajo presión he accepted under pressure

3. [en baloncesto] press;
[en fútbol, rugby] pressure
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presión

f

1 pressure;

hacer presión sobre put pressure on, pressure

2 en baloncesto press;

presión en toda la cancha full-court press

* * *

presión nf, pl presiones

1) : pressure

2)

presión arterial : blood pressure

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presión n pressure

hacer presión to apply pressure [pt. & pp. applied]

Spanish-English dictionary > presión
25 sal

f.

1 salt (cooking & chemistry).

sal común o de cocina cooking salt

sal gema rock salt

sal gorda coarse salt (peninsular Spanish)

sal marina sea salt

sal de mesa table salt

2 wit (gracia).

es la sal de la vida it's one of the little things that makes life worth living

3 charm (garbo).

4 misfortune, bad luck. ( Central American Spanish, Carib, Mexican Spanish)

echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on somebody

5 piquancy, liveliness, salt, spice.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salir.

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sal

► imperativo

1→ link=salir salir

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sal

► nombre femenino

1 salt

2 figurado (agudeza) wit; (encanto) charm

► nombre femenino plural sales

1 smelling salts

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar sal a algo to add salt to something

la sal de la vida figurado the spice of life

sal de cocina cooking salt

sal de frutas fruit salts plural

sal fina table salt

sal gema rock salt

sal gorda coarse salt

sales de baño bath salts

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noun f.

salt

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I
SF

1) (Culin, Quím) salt

sal amoníaca — sal ammoniac

sal común — kitchen salt, cooking salt

sal de cocina — kitchen salt, cooking salt

sal de eno — CAm fruit salts, liver salts

sal de fruta(s) — fruit salts

sal de la Higuera — Epsom salts

sal de mesa — table salt

sal gema — rock salt

sales aromáticas — smelling salts

sales de baño — bath salts

sales minerales — mineral salts

sal gorda — kitchen salt, cooking salt

sal volátil — sal volatile

2) [de persona] (=gracia) wit; (=encanto) charm

tiene mucha sal — he's very amusing

3) LAm (=mala suerte) misfortune, piece of bad luck
II
ver salir

* * *
I
femenino

1) (Coc) salt

mantequilla sin sal — unsalted butter

caerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)

le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house

echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody

la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth

- sal de mesa or fina

- sal gorda or gruesa or de cocina

2) (Quím) salt

- sal de fruta

- sales de baño

3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)

esa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories

la sal de la vida — the spice of life
II
see salir

* * *

= salt.

Ex. Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.

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* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* grano de sal = grain of salt.

* minas de sal = saltworks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* poner sal = salt.

* sabor a sal = saltiness.

* sal de ajo = garlic salt.

* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.

* sal de mesa = table salt.

* sal de roca = rock salt.

* sales de baño = bath salts.

* sal fina = table salt.

* sal gema = rock salt.

* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.

* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.

* sal marina = sea salt.

* * *
I
femenino

1) (Coc) salt

mantequilla sin sal — unsalted butter

caerle (la) sal a alguien — (Méx fam)

le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa — she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house

echarle la sal a alguien — (Méx fam) to put a jinx on somebody

la sal de la tierra — the salt of the earth

- sal de mesa or fina

- sal gorda or gruesa or de cocina

2) (Quím) salt

- sal de fruta

- sales de baño

3) (fam) (gracia, chispa)

esa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas — her witty o funny way of telling stories

la sal de la vida — the spice of life
II
see salir

* * *

= salt.

Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.

* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras = gritter.

* echar sal = salt.

* echar sal en la herida = add + salt to injury, add + salt to the wound, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* grano de sal = grain of salt.

* minas de sal = saltworks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* poner sal = salt.

* sabor a sal = saltiness.

* sal de ajo = garlic salt.

* sal de la tierra = salt of the earth.

* sal de mesa = table salt.

* sal de roca = rock salt.

* sales de baño = bath salts.

* sal fina = table salt.

* sal gema = rock salt.

* sal gorda = kitchen salt, cooking salt, coarse salt.

* sal gruesa = rock salt, cooking salt, kitchen salt, coarse salt.

* sal marina = sea salt.

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sal¹

feminine

A ( Coc) salt

échale or ponle una pizca de sal add a pinch of salt

mantequilla sin sal unsalted butter

caerle (la) sal a algn ( Méx fam): le cayó la sal con la venta de la casa she was unlucky o she had bad luck when she sold the house

echarle la sal a algn ( Méx fam); to put a jinx on sb

la sal de la tierra the salt of the earth

tener en sal a algn ( Méx fam); to have it in for sb ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● sal común

common salt

● sal de ajo

garlic salt

● sal de cocina

cooking salt

● sal de mesa

table salt

● sal fina

table salt

● sal gema

rock salt

● sal gorda

A ( Coc) cooking salt

B ( fam) (humor grosero) risqué ( o racy etc) humor*

● sal gruesa

(CS) cooking salt

● sal marina

sea salt

● sal yodada

iodized salt

● sal y pimienta

( fam); life, spark

la música flamenca le puso un poco de sal y pimienta a la fiesta the flamenco music added a bit of spark o life to the party

le falta un poco de sal y pimienta she has no spark o life about her

¡qué sal y pimienta con la que bailan! they're such lively dancers!

B ( Quím) salt

Compuestos:

● sal de fruta

fruit salts (pl)

● sal de soda

( Per) caustic soda

● sales aromáticas

fpl smelling salts (pl)

● sales de baño

fpl bath salts (pl)

● sal fumante

hydrochloric acid

C ( fam)

(gracia, chispa): esa sal que tiene para contar anécdotas her witty o funny way of telling stories

¡qué sal tienes para moverte! you're a real mover! ( colloq), what a mover! ( colloq)

para mí viajar es la sal de la vida for me travel is the spice of life

sal² see

salir

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Del verbo salir: ( conjugate salir)

sal es:

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
sal
salir
sal sustantivo femenino
1 (Coc) salt;
◊ mantequilla sin sal unsalted butter;

echarle la sal a algn (Méx fam) to put a jinx on sb
2 (Quím) salt;
◊ sal de fruta liver salts (pl);

sales de baño bath salts (pl)
salir ( conjugate salir) verbo intransitivo
1 ( partir) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sale el tren? what time does the train leave?;

el jefe había salido de viaje the boss was away;
salió corriendo (fam) she was off like a shot (colloq);
sal de algo to leave from sth;
¿de qué andén sale el tren? what platform does the train leave from?;
salgo de casa a las siete I leave home at seven;
sal para algo to leave for sth
2 ( al exterior — acercándose al hablante) to come out;
(— alejándose del hablante) to go out;
◊ no salgas sin abrigo don't go out without a coat;

no puedo sal, me he quedado encerrado I can't get out, I'm trapped in here;
sal de algo to come out/get out of sth;
¡sal de ahí/de aquí! come out of there/get out of here!;
¿de dónde salió este dinero? where did this money come from?;
nunca ha salido de España he's never been out of Spain;
sal por la ventana/por la puerta to get out through the window/leave by the door;
salieron al balcón/al jardín they went out onto the balcony/into the garden;
¿por aquí se sale a la carretera? can I get on to the road this way?;
salió a hacer las compras she's gone out (to do the) shopping
3 ( habiendo terminado algo) to leave;
◊ ¿a qué hora sales de clase? what time do you get out of class o finish your class?;

¿cuándo sale del hospital? when is he coming out of (the) hospital?
4
a) ( como entretenimiento) to go out;

◊ sal a cenar to go out for dinner

b) ( tener una relación) to go out;

sal con algn to go out with sb
5 [clavo/tapón/mancha] to come out;
[ anillo] to come off
1 (aparecer, manifestarse)
a) [cana/sarpullido] to appear;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ me empiezan a sal canas I'm starting to go gray;

le están saliendo los dientes she's teething;
me salió una ampolla I've got a blister;
le salió un sarpullido he came out in a rash;
me salieron granos I broke out o (BrE) came out in spots;
me sale sangre de la nariz my nose is bleeding;
a la planta le están saliendo hojas nuevas the plant's putting out new leaves
b) [ sol] ( por la mañana) to rise, come up;

( de detrás de una nube) to come out
c) ( surgir) [tema/idea] to come up

d) [ carta] ( en naipes) to come up

2
a) [revista/novela] to come out;

[ disco] to come out, be released;
◊ sal al mercado to come on to the market

b) (en televisión, en el periódico) to appear

c) ( en una foto) to appear;

(+ compl)
◊ saliste muy bien en la foto you came out very well in the photo

1 ( expresando logro) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ no me sale esta ecuación I can't do this equation;

ahora mismo no me sale su nombre (fam) I can't think of her name right now;
no le salían las palabras he couldn't get his words out
2
a) ( costar) to work out;

◊ sale más barato/caro it works out less/more expensive

b) ( resultar):

◊ todo salió bien everything turned out o worked out well;

salió tal como lo planeamos it turned out just as we planned;
no salió ninguna de las fotos none of the photographs came out;
¿qué número salió premiado? what was the winning number?;
sal bien/mal en un examen (Chi fam) to pass/fail an exam;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ el postre no me salió bien the dessert didn't come out right

3 (de situación, estado) sal de algo ‹ de apuro› to get out of sth;
‹ de depresión› to get over sth;
◊ salieron ilesos del accidente they were not hurt in the accident;

sal adelante [ negocio] to stay afloat, survive;

[ propuesta] to prosper;
◊ lograron sal adelante they managed to get through it

4 ( con preposición)
a)

◊ salir a ( parecerse a) to take after

b)

◊ salir con (Col) ( combinar con) to go with

salirse verbo pronominal
1
a) (de borde, límite) [ agua] to overflow;

[ leche] to boil over;
salse de algo ‹ de carretera› to come/go off sth;
‹ de tema› to get off sth;
◊ el río se salió de su cauce the river overflowed its banks;

procura no salte del presupuesto try to keep within the budget
b) (por orificio, grieta) [agua/tinta] to leak (out), come out;

[ gas] to escape, come out
2 ( soltarse) [pedazo/pieza] to come off;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ estos zapatos se me salen these shoes are too big for me

3 ( irse) to leave;
salse de algo ‹ de asociación› to leave sth;
◊ salse con la suya to get one's (own) way

sal sustantivo femenino
1 salt
sal fina o de mesa, table salt
sal gruesa o gorda, cooking salt
sales de baño, bath salts
2 fam (chispa, gracejo) wit, sparkle
la sal de la vida, the spice of life
salir verbo intransitivo
1 (de un lugar) to go out: nunca ha salido de su país, he's never been out of his country
el ladrón salió por la ventana, the burglar got out through the window
(si el hablante está fuera) to come out: ¡sal de la habitación, por favor! please, come out of the room!
2 Inform to exit
(de un sistema) to log off
3 (partir) to leave: salí de casa a mediodía, I left home at noon
nuestro avión sale a las seis, our plane departs at six
4 (para divertirse) to go out: siempre sale los viernes, she always goes out on Friday
5 (tener una relación) to go out: está saliendo con Ana, he's going out with Ana
6 Dep to start
(en juegos) to lead
7 (manifestarse, emerger) le ha salido un grano en la cara, he has got a spot on his face
me salió sangre de la nariz, my nose was bleeding
(un astro) to rise: la Luna sale al atardecer, the moon comes out in the evening
(retoñar, germinar) to sprout
8 (surgir) la idea salió de ti, it was your idea
9 (aparecer) mi hermana salía en (la) televisión, my sister appeared on television
(un libro, un disco, etc) to come out
10 salir a (parecerse) ha salido a su hermano, he takes after his brother
(costar) el almuerzo sale a 800 pesetas cada uno, lunch works out at 800 pesetas a head
11 (resultar) su hija le ha salido muy estudiosa, her daughter has turned out to be very studious
salió premiado el número 5.566, the winning number was 5,566
(una operación matemática) a él le da 20, pero a mí me sale 25, he gets 20, but I make it 25
12 (costar) nos sale barato, it works out cheap
13 (superar una situación, una gran dificultad) to come through, get over: estuvo muy enfermo, pero salió de esa, he was very ill, but he pulled through
14 (ser elegido por votación) salió alcalde, he was elected mayor
♦ Locuciones: salir con, (manifestación inesperada) no me salgas ahora con estupideces, stop talking nonsense
' sal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afuera
- corta
- corto
- derretir
- hervir
- le
- media
- medio
- pizca
- rasa
- raso
- salir
- salar
- salada
- salado
- salero
- sazonar
- sosa
- soso
- vinagrera
- pellizco
- poder
- por
- reducir
English:
bow
- coarse
- grain
- overdo
- pass
- pinch
- put
- rock salt
- salt
- salt-free
- reach
- some
- unsalted

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sal

♦ nf

1. [condimento] salt;

echar sal a [guiso] to add salt to;

sin sal [mantequilla] unsalted

Comp
sal de cocina cooking salt;
sal común cooking salt;

sal fina table salt;

sal de fruta fruit salts;

sal gema rock salt;
Esp sal gorda [en la cocina] cooking salt; Fig [como descripción] coarse salt; Fig [humor soez] coarse humour;
sal gruesa cooking salt;

sal marina sea salt;

sal de mesa table salt

2. Quím salt

Comp
sal amónica sal ammoniac
3. [gracia] wit;
[garbo] verve;
tiene mucha sal bailando she dances with great verve;

Comp

es la sal de la vida it's one of the things that make life worth living

4. CAm, Carib, Méx [desgracia] misfortune, bad luck;

Comp

echar la sal a alguien to put a jinx on sb

♦ sales nfpl

1. [para reanimar] smelling salts

2. [para baño]
sales (de baño) bath salts

* * *

sal

I f

1 salt;

sin sal salt-free, without salt;

bajo en sal low in salt, low-salt atr

2 fig ( garbo, gracia) wit;

sal y pimienta spark, zest

3 C.Am., Méx

bad luck

II vb → salir

* * *

sal salir

sal nf

1) : salt

2) CA, Mex : misfortune, bad luck

* * *

sal n salt

Spanish-English dictionary > sal
26 superioridad

f.

superiority (also figurative).

* * *

superioridad

► nombre femenino

1 (ventaja) advantage

2 (persona) superiority

* * *

noun f.

superiority

* * *

SF superiority

con aire de superioridad — condescendingly, patronizingly

* * *

femenino superiority

superioridad SOBRE alguien/algo — superiority over somebody/something

* * *

= patronisation [patronization, -USA], edge, superiority, self-importance.

Ex. In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex. Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.

Ex. Fundamental decisions about the superiority of one retrieval technique over another are made solely on the basis of these measures.

Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.

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* actitud de superioridad = attitude of superiority.

* aire de superioridad = condescension, attitude of superiority.

* complejo de superioridad = superiority complex.

* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.

* con una actitud de superioridad = snooty.

* sentido de la superioridad = sense of superiority.

* superioridad numérica = strength in numbers.

* * *

femenino superiority

superioridad SOBRE alguien/algo — superiority over somebody/something

* * *

= patronisation [patronization, -USA], edge, superiority, self-importance.

Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex: Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.

Ex: Fundamental decisions about the superiority of one retrieval technique over another are made solely on the basis of these measures.

Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.

* actitud de superioridad = attitude of superiority.

* aire de superioridad = condescension, attitude of superiority.

* complejo de superioridad = superiority complex.

* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.

* con una actitud de superioridad = snooty.

* sentido de la superioridad = sense of superiority.

* superioridad numérica = strength in numbers.

* * *

superioridad

feminine

1 (preeminencia) superiority superioridad SOBRE algn/algo superiority OVER sb/sth

2 ( frml) (autoridades) authorities (pl)

* * *

superioridad sustantivo femenino
superiority
superioridad sustantivo femenino superiority [sobre, above]
' superioridad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condescendiente
- repaso
- complejo
English:
bow
- self-righteousness
- stand-offishness
- superiority
- commanding
- one-upmanship
- self
- superior

* * *

superioridad nf

1. [preeminencia, ventaja] superiority;
Dep
estar en superioridad numérica to have a numerical advantage

2. [suficiencia] superiority;

con un tono de superioridad in a superior tone

* * *

superioridad

f superiority

* * *

superioridad nf

: superiority

Spanish-English dictionary > superioridad
27 teatro

m.

1 theater.

teatro experimental fringe theater

teatro lírico opera and light opera

teatro de variedades music hall (British), variety, vaudeville (United States)

2 play-acting (fingimiento).

hacer teatro to playact

3 dramatics, make-believe, dramatic art, play-acting.

4 acting, pretense.

5 pomp and ceremony, pomp, theatrics.

* * *

teatro

► nombre masculino

1 theatre (US theater)

2 ARTE theatre (US theater), acting, stage

■ se dedica al teatro he's on the stage

3 LITERATURA drama

4 figurado (lugar) scene, theatre (US theater)

■ el teatro de la guerra the theatre of war

5 figurado (exageración) show, play-acting

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar el teatro (artista) to give up the stage

echarle teatro a un asunto to play-act, be melodramatic, exaggerate

hacer teatro figurado to play-act, be melodramatic, exaggerate

teatro de la ópera opera house

teatro de variedades variety theatre, US vaudeville theater

* * *

noun m.

theatre

* * *

SM

1) [gen] theatre, theater (EEUU); (=escenario) stage

escribir para el teatro — to write for the stage

en el teatro es una persona muy distinta — she's a very different person on the stage

hacer que se venga abajo el teatro — to bring the house down

teatro amateur, teatro de aficionados — amateur theatre, amateur dramatics

teatro de calle — street theatre

teatro del absurdo — theatre of the absurd

teatro de la ópera — opera house

teatro de repertorio — repertory theatre

teatro de títeres — puppet theatre

teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)

2) (Literat) (=género) drama; (=obras de teatro) plays pl

el teatro del siglo XVIII — 18th century theatre o drama

el teatro de Cervantes — Cervantes's plays

3) [de suceso] scene; (Mil) theatre, theater (EEUU)

teatro de guerra — theatre of war

teatro de operaciones — theatre of operations

4) (=exageración)

hacer teatro — (=alborotar) to make a fuss; (=exagerar) to exaggerate

tiene mucho teatro — he's always so melodramatic

5) LAm (=cine) cinema, movies pl

* * *

masculino

1) (Teatr)

a) (arte, actividad) theater*

teatro de vanguardia — avant-garde theater

el teatro de Calderón — Calderon's theater o plays

una obra de teatro — a play

adaptado para el teatro por... — adapted for the stage by...

actor de teatro — stage actor

el mundo del teatro — the theater

b) ( local) theater*

c) ( cine) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)

- teatro de aficionados

- teatro de guiñol

- teatro de la ópera

- teatro de variedades

2) (fam) ( exageración)

es puro teatro — it's all an act

3) (de batalla, guerra) theater*

•

- teatro de operaciones

* * *

masculino

1) (Teatr)

a) (arte, actividad) theater*

teatro de vanguardia — avant-garde theater

el teatro de Calderón — Calderon's theater o plays

una obra de teatro — a play

adaptado para el teatro por... — adapted for the stage by...

actor de teatro — stage actor

el mundo del teatro — the theater

b) ( local) theater*

c) ( cine) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)

- teatro de aficionados

- teatro de guiñol

- teatro de la ópera

- teatro de variedades

2) (fam) ( exageración)

es puro teatro — it's all an act

3) (de batalla, guerra) theater*

•

- teatro de operaciones

* * *

teatro¹

= drama, theatre [theater, -USA].

Ex: They can be recreated by children not only in words but in drama, in mime, in dance and in painting.

Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.

* actor de teatro = stage actor.

* aficionado al teatro = theatre buff.

* amante del teatro = theatre buff.

* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.

* artista de teatro = theatre artiste.

* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.

* hacer teatro = play-acting, put on + an act, keep up + appearances.

* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.

* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].

* música de obra de teatro = stage music.

* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.

* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.

* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.

* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.

* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.

* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.

* teatro de la ópera = opera house.

* teatro de operaciones = theatre of operations.

* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.

teatro²

² = theatrics, pretence [pretense, -USA].

Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.

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teatro

masculine

A ( Teatr)

1 (arte, actividad) theater*

el teatro moderno/de vanguardia/clásico modern/avant-garde/classical theater

el teatro de Calderón Calderon's theater o plays

una obra de teatro a play

adaptado para el teatro por José Romero adapted for the stage by José Romero

no voy mucho al teatro I don't go to the theater much

actor de teatro stage actor

director de teatro theater o stage director

el mundo del teatro the theater

2 (local) theater*

el teatro estaba lleno the theater was full

¿quedamos en la puerta del teatro? shall we meet at the theater entrance?

un teatro al aire libre an open-air theater

3 (cine) movie theater ( AmE), cinema ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● teatro de aficionados

amateur dramatics

● teatro de calle

street theater, ( BrE), street theatre

● teatro de guiñol

puppet theater*

● teatro del absurdo

theater* of the absurd

● teatro de la ópera

opera house

● teatro de marionetas

puppet theater*

● teatro de títeres

puppet theater*

● teatro de variedades

vaudeville ( AmE), music hall ( BrE)

● teatro experimental

experimental theater*

● teatro vocacional

( Arg) amateur dramatics

B ( fam)

(exageración): es puro teatro, no se hizo casi nada it's all an act o he's putting it on, he hardly hurt himself at all

hacerle teatro a algn (Chi, Méx fam); to try it on with sb ( colloq), to put one over on sb ( colloq)

C (de una batalla, guerra) theater*

Compuesto:

teatro de operaciones

theater* of operations

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teatro sustantivo masculino
1 (Teatr)
a) (arte, actividad) theater^{( conjugate theater)};

◊ una obra de teatro a play;

actor de teatro stage actor;
teatro de guiñol puppet theater^{( conjugate theater)};
teatro de variedades vaudeville (AmE), music hall (BrE)
b) ( local) theater^{( conjugate theater)};

◊ un teatro al aire libre an open-air theater

2 (fam) ( exageración):
◊ es puro teatro it's all an act

teatro sustantivo masculino
1 theatre, US theater: soy muy aficionada a ir al teatro, I'm a great theatregoer
obra de teatro, play
2 Lit drama, theatre
3 (escenario) theatre: Europa fue el teatro de los acontecimientos, Europe was the scene of the events
Mil (zona de operaciones) los Balcanes fueron el teatro de operaciones de los bombarderos, the theatre of war for the bombardment was the Balcans
4 (fingimiento) lo suyo es puro teatro, he's merely playacting
♦ Locuciones: hacer (mucho) teatro, to playact
' teatro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotar
- acomodar
- adaptar
- corral
- depender
- emplazar
- escenificar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- guardarropa
- hacer
- infame
- intermedia
- intermedio
- itinerante
- mamarrachada
- pascua
- personaje
- proponer
- recaudación
- reponer
- reposición
- respetable
- sala
- ver
- vestíbulo
- boletería
- butaca
- cabida
- compañía
- cuentista
- encontrar
- fila
- función
- gala
- gallinero
- hall
- inaugurar
- llenar
- londinense
- marquesina
- muestra
- noche
- obra
- pensar
- público
- puerta
- revista
- sesión
English:
acting
- admission
- aisle
- asbestos
- command performance
- dinner theater
- drama
- festival
- flop
- fluff
- fray
- fringe theatre
- insistent
- model
- moderately
- opera glasses
- opera house
- playgoer
- puppet show
- rep
- repertory
- school
- seat
- show
- stage
- stage-struck
- start out
- theater
- theatre
- walk-on part
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- write up
- dramatics
- he
- I
- music
- play
- put
- role
- she
- they
- we

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teatro nm

1. [espectáculo, género] theatre;

el teatro de Brecht Brecht's plays o theatre;

el teatro de vanguardia avant-garde theatre;

una obra de teatro clásico a classical play;

un autor de teatro a playwright;

un grupo de teatro a theatre o drama group;

ir al teatro to go to the theatre;

dedicó toda su vida al teatro she devoted her whole life to the stage;

la vuelta al teatro de Olivier Olivier's return to the stage

Comp
Lit teatro del absurdo theatre of the absurd;
teatro aficionado amateur dramatics;

teatro callejero street theatre;

teatro de guiñol puppet theatre;

teatro lírico opera and light opera;

teatro de marionetas puppet theatre;

teatro de repertorio repertory theatre;
RP teatro de revista Br music hall, US variety, vaudeville;
teatro de títeres puppet theatre;

teatro de variedades Br music hall, US variety, vaudeville

2. [edificio] theatre;

lograron llenar el teatro they managed to fill the theatre;
Fig
cuando la diva salió a saludar, el teatro se vino abajo when the diva came out to take a bow she brought the house down

Comp
teatro al aire libre open-air theatre;
teatro de la ópera opera house;

teatro romano amphitheatre

3. Fam [fingimiento, exageración] play-acting;

no le pasaba nada, era todo puro teatro there was nothing the matter with him, it was just play-acting;

hacer teatro to play-act;

echarle mucho teatro, tener mucho teatro to be a drama queen

4. Fig [escenario] scene;

el Marne fue el teatro de la batalla the Marne was the scene of the battle

Comp
teatro de operaciones theatre of operations
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teatro

m tb fig

theater, Br

theatre

* * *

teatro nm

1) : theater

2)

hacer teatro : to put on an act, to exaggerate

* * *

teatro n

1. (en general) theatre

2. (profesión) acting

se dedica al teatro he's an actor / she's an actress

es puro teatro it's all an act

obra de teatro play

Spanish-English dictionary > teatro
28 abatir

v.

1 to knock down (derribar) (muro).

El porrazo abatió la puerta The blow knocked down the door.

2 to depress, to dishearten.

no te dejes abatir por tan poca cosa don't let something so trivial get you down

La muerte de María abatió a Ricardo Ann's death disheartened Richard.

3 to stamp out, to beat, to eradicate.

EXEX abatió la corrupción EXEX stamped out corruption.

4 to shoot down, to bring down, to down.

Ellos se abalanzaron a limpiar They hastened to clean.

5 to drift, to cast, to make leeway.

La embarcación abatió y se perdió The boat drifted and got lost.

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abatir

► verbo transitivo

1 (derribar) to knock down, pull down

2 (matar) to kill; (herir) to wound; (a tiros) to shoot down

3 (bajar) to lower, take down

4 (desanimar) to depress

5 (humillar) to humiliate

► verbo pronominal abatirse

1 (ave) to swoop ( sobre, down on); (avión) to dive ( sobre, down on)

2 (ceder) to give in

3 (desanimarse) to lose heart, become depressed

4 figurado (descender) to fall upon

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verb

1) to knock down, demolish

2) depress

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1. VT

1) (=derribar) to demolish, knock down; [+ tienda de campaña] to take down; [+ árbol] to cut down, fell; [+ ave] to shoot down, bring down; [+ bandera] to lower, strike; [+ persona] to knock down

2) [enfermedad, dolor] to lay low, prostrate frm

3) (=desanimar) to depress, discourage; (=humillar) to humble, humiliate

2.

See:

abatirse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( derribar) <pájaro/avión> to bring down; <muro/edificio> to knock down; < árbol> to fell

fue abatido a tiros — he was gunned down

2) (deprimir, entristecer)

la enfermedad lo abatió mucho — his illness made him feel very low

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones — don't let your worries get you down

3) < asiento> to recline
2.
abatirse v pron

1) ( deprimirse) to get depressed

2) (frml)

abatirse sobre algo/alguien — pájaro/avión to swoop down on something/somebody; desgracia to befall something/somebody (frml)

el caos se abatió sobre el país — the country was plunged into chaos

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= break + Posesivo + spirit, cast + a pall of gloom over, defeat, lay + Nombre + low, dishearten.

Ex. And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.

Ex. This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.

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* abatirse = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop.

* abatirse sobre = bear down on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( derribar) <pájaro/avión> to bring down; <muro/edificio> to knock down; < árbol> to fell

fue abatido a tiros — he was gunned down

2) (deprimir, entristecer)

la enfermedad lo abatió mucho — his illness made him feel very low

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones — don't let your worries get you down

3) < asiento> to recline
2.
abatirse v pron

1) ( deprimirse) to get depressed

2) (frml)

abatirse sobre algo/alguien — pájaro/avión to swoop down on something/somebody; desgracia to befall something/somebody (frml)

el caos se abatió sobre el país — the country was plunged into chaos

* * *

= break + Posesivo + spirit, cast + a pall of gloom over, defeat, lay + Nombre + low, dishearten.

Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.

Ex: This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.

Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.

* abatirse = come to + pieces, fall to + pieces, swoop.

* abatirse sobre = bear down on.

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abatir [I1 ]

vt

A (derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to shoot down, bring down; ‹muro/edificio› to knock down, pull down, demolish; ‹árbol› to fell, cut down

nuestro objetivo es abatir la violencia our objective is to stamp out o eradicate violence

fue abatido a tiros por la policía he was gunned down by the police

B

(deprimir, entristecer): la enfermedad lo abatió mucho his illness made him feel very low o really laid him low

la angustia que abate a los supervivientes de las grandes catástrofes the distress suffered by survivors of disasters

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down

C (inclinar, bajar) ‹cabeza› to bow, lower; ‹asiento› to recline

■ abatirse

v pron

A (deprimirse) to get depressed

B ( frml) abatirse SOBRE algo/algn «pájaro/avión» to swoop down ON sth/sb; «desgracia» to befall sth/sb ( frml)

el águila se abatió sobre su presa the eagle swooped down on its prey

el hambre se abate sobre los habitantes the inhabitants are falling victim to starvation

el caos se abatió sobre el país the country was plunged into chaos

un temporal de gran intensidad se abatió sobre la costa a violent storm struck o hit the coast

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abatir ( conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
1 ( derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to bring down;
‹muro/edificio› to knock down;
‹ árbol› to fell;
◊ fue abatido a tiros he was gunned down

2 (deprimir, entristecer):
◊ la enfermedad lo abatió mucho his illness made him feel very low;

no te dejes abatir por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
3 ‹ asiento› to recline
abatirse verbo pronominal
1 ( deprimirse) to get depressed
2 (frml) abatirse sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
[ desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);
◊ el caos se abatió sobre el país the country was plunged into chaos

abatir verbo transitivo
1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
' abatir' also found in these entries:
English:
depress
- strike down
- depressed
- gun
- shoot

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abatir

♦ vt

1. [derribar] [muro] to knock down;
[avión] to shoot down;
el atracador fue abatido a tiros the robber was gunned down

2. [desanimar] to depress, to dishearten;

no te dejes abatir por tan poca cosa don't let yourself be upset by something so trivial

♦ See also the pronominal verb abatirse

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abatir

v/t

1 edificio knock o

pull down; árbol cut down, fell; AVIA shoot o

bring down

2 fig

kill; ( deprimir) depress

* * *

abatir vt

1) derribar: to demolish, to knock down

2) : to shoot down

3) deprimir: to depress, to bring low

♦ See also the reflexive verb abatirse

Spanish-English dictionary > abatir
29 demanda1

= demand, pressure, push towards, request, exigency, clamour [clamor, -USA].

Ex. The best indexing system can respond to these various demands.

Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.

Ex. In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

Ex. Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.

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* a demanda = pro re nata.

* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.

* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.

* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.

* demanda de mercado = market demand.

* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda estacional = seasonal demand.

* demanda fija = inelastic demand.

* demanda masiva = mass market.

* demanda popular = public demand.

* demandas = demand load.

* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.

* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* en demanda = in-demand.

* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.

* existir una demanda de = there + be + call for.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.

* indización según la demanda = request-oriented indexing.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* oferta y demanda = supply and demand.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* publicación según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* satisfacer una demanda = meet + demand, satisfy + demand.

Spanish-English dictionary > demanda1
30 renunciar

v.

1 to resign.

renunció a su cargo de secretario he resigned his position as secretary

2 to renounce, to give up, to bow out, to abandon.

3 to disclaim, to abandon, to surrender.

El ladrón entregó las joyas The thief rendered up the jewels.

* * *

renunciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (abandonar) to give up (a, -), abandon (a, -)

■ renunció a la compra he decided not to buy

■ renunció al tabaco she gave up smoking

2 (dimitir) to resign

■ renunció a su puesto he resigned his post, he resigned

3 DERECHO to renounce (a, -), relinquish (a, -)

■ renunció a su fe she renounced her faith

■ renunció a la herencia he relinquished the inheritance

4 (en los naipes) to revoke, not to follow suit

* * *

verb

1) to renounce

2) resign

* * *

VI

1)

renunciar a — [+ derecho, trono] to renounce; [+ exigencia, plan] to abandon, drop

han renunciado a la violencia — they have renounced violence

ha renunciado a su puesto de jefe de prensa — he has resigned his post as press officer

tras su enfermedad renunció al tabaco — after his illness he gave up smoking

¿renuncias a Satanás? — do you renounce Satan?

2) (=dimitir) to resign

el ministro no renunciará — the minister will not resign

3) (Naipes) to revoke

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1) ( dimitir) to resign

renunciar A algo — a puesto to resign something

renunciar a la corona — to renounce the throne

2) (a derecho, proyecto)

renunciar A algo — to give up o relinquish something

renunciar a la violencia — to renounce violence

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= abdicate, abrogate, renounce, surrender, step down, stand down.

Ex. Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.

Ex. As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.

Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.

Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex. She had stepped down as president of the League of Women Voters several years ago.

Ex. Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.

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* renunciar a = give up, relinquish, forego [forgo].

* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1) ( dimitir) to resign

renunciar A algo — a puesto to resign something

renunciar a la corona — to renounce the throne

2) (a derecho, proyecto)

renunciar A algo — to give up o relinquish something

renunciar a la violencia — to renounce violence

* * *

= abdicate, abrogate, renounce, surrender, step down, stand down.

Ex: Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.

Ex: As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.

Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.

Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex: She had stepped down as president of the League of Women Voters several years ago.

Ex: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.

* renunciar a = give up, relinquish, forego [forgo].

* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.

* * *

renunciar [A1 ]

vi

A (dimitir) to resign renunciar A algo:

renunció a su puesto en la dirección he resigned his position on the board, he resigned from the board

B (a un derecho, un proyecto) renunciar A algo to give up o relinquish sth

renunció a su parte de la herencia she relinquished her part of the inheritance

¿renuncias a Satanás? do you renounce Satan?

renunciar a usar métodos violentos to renounce violence

renunció a la acción de indemnización de perjuicios she abandoned o dropped her claim for damages

C ( Esp) (en naipes) to revoke, fail to follow suit

■ renunciarse

v pron

to deny oneself, make a sacrifice

* * *

renunciar ( conjugate renunciar) verbo intransitivo ( dimitir) to resign;
renunciar A algo ‹ a puesto› to resign sth;
‹ a derecho› to relinquish sth, renounce sth (frml);
‹ a título› to give up sth, relinquish sth;
‹ a trono› to renounce sth
renunciar verbo intransitivo
1 (a un derecho, bien) to renounce, give up: renunció a la felicidad, he renounced happiness
renunciamos a la herencia, we relinquished the inheritance
2 (a un vicio, placer, proyecto) to give up: tendré que renunciar a los dulces, I've got to stop eating sweets
renunciamos a ir de viaje, we gave up travelling
3 (no aceptar) to decline
4 (a un cargo) to resign
' renunciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abdicar
- sacrificar
- desechar
- desprender
- hablar
- macana
- opinar
- voluntad
English:
abandon
- disclaim
- forgo
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- surrender
- withdraw
- drop
- forsake
- stand
- step
- waive

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renunciar vi

1.
renunciar a algo [abandonar, prescindir de] to give sth up;

renunciar a un proyecto to abandon a project;

renunciar al tabaco to give up o stop smoking;

renunciar a la violencia to renounce the use of violence

2. [dimitir] to resign;

renunció a su cargo de secretario he resigned his position as secretary

3. [rechazar]
renunciar a hacer algo to refuse to do sth;

renunciar a algo [premio, oferta] to turn sth down;

renunció a recibir ayuda del extranjero he refused to accept help from abroad

4. [en naipes] to revoke

* * *

renunciar

v/i

:

renunciar a tabaco, alcohol etc give up; demanda drop; puesto resign

* * *

renunciar vi

1) : to resign

2)

renunciar a : to renounce, to relinquish

renunció al título: herelinquished the title

* * *

renunciar vb

1. (rechazar) to renounce

renunció al premio he renounced the prize

2. (dimitir) to resign

renunció a su cargo he resigned / he resigned from his post

3. (abandonar) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

renunciar al tabaco to give up smoking

Spanish-English dictionary > renunciar
31 demanda

f.

1 request.

demanda salarial wage claim

en demanda de asking for

2 demand (economics).

La ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand.

3 lawsuit (law).

presentar una demanda contra to take legal action against

demanda de divorcio petition for a divorce

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: demandar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: demandar.

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demanda

► nombre femenino

1 (petición) petition, request

2 (pregunta) inquiry

3 COMERCIO (pedido de mercancías) demand

■ este verano la demanda de ventiladores ha aumentado this summer the demand for fans has increased

4 DERECHO lawsuit

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en demanda de asking for

estimar una demanda to allow a claim

presentar una demanda contra alguien to take legal action against somebody

la ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand

* * *

noun f.

1) demand

2) lawsuit

3) request

* * *

SF

1) (=solicitud) request (de for)
[exigiendo] demand (de for)
escribir en demanda de ayuda — to write asking for help

ir en demanda de algo — to go in search of sth, go looking for sth

- morir en la demanda

demanda de extradición — extradition request

demanda del Santo Grial — quest for the Holy Grail

demanda de pago — demand for payment

2) esp LAm (=pregunta) inquiry

3) (Com) demand

hay una gran demanda de profesores — teachers are in great demand

tener demanda — to be in demand

ese producto no tiene demanda — there is no demand for that product

demanda de mercado — market demand

demanda final — final demand

demanda indirecta — derived demand
oferta 2)
4) (Teat) call

5) (Elec) load

demanda máxima — peak load

6) (Jur) action, lawsuit

entablar demanda — to bring an action, sue

presentar demanda de divorcio a algn — to sue sb for divorce

demanda civil — private prosecution

demanda judicial — legal action

* * *

femenino

1) (Com) demand

la ley de la oferta y la demanda — the law of supply and demand

tiene mucha demanda — it's in great demand

2)

a) (Der) lawsuit

presentar una demanda contra alguien — to bring a lawsuit against somebody

interponer una demanda — to bring a lawsuit, to file suit (AmE)

b) ( petición) request

accedí a su demanda — I agreed to his request

se volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda — he turned to her for help

se manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo — they demonstrated for better working conditions

* * *

femenino

1) (Com) demand

la ley de la oferta y la demanda — the law of supply and demand

tiene mucha demanda — it's in great demand

2)

a) (Der) lawsuit

presentar una demanda contra alguien — to bring a lawsuit against somebody

interponer una demanda — to bring a lawsuit, to file suit (AmE)

b) ( petición) request

accedí a su demanda — I agreed to his request

se volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda — he turned to her for help

se manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo — they demonstrated for better working conditions

* * *

demanda¹

= demand, pressure, push towards, request, exigency, clamour [clamor, -USA].

Ex: The best indexing system can respond to these various demands.

Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.

Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* atender a una demanda = cater for/to + interest.

* atender una demanda = cater for/to + demand.

* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.

* ceder a una demanda = bow to + demand.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* demanda comercial = market demand, commercial demand.

* demanda de mercado = market demand.

* demanda de temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda estacional = seasonal demand.

* demanda fija = inelastic demand.

* demanda masiva = mass market.

* demanda popular = public demand.

* demandas = demand load.

* demanda según la temporada = seasonal demand.

* demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.

* edición según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* en demanda = in-demand.

* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.

* existir una demanda de = there + be + call for.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* incremento de la demanda = increased demand.

* indización según la demanda = request-oriented indexing.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* ley de la oferta y la demanda = law of supply and demand.

* nivel de demanda = level of demand.

* oferta y demanda = supply and demand.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* publicación según la demanda = on-demand publishing.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* satisfacer una demanda = meet + demand, satisfy + demand.

demanda²

² = appeal, plea, claim, demand.

Ex: Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.

Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.

Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.

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.

* demanda colectiva = class action suit, class action.

* demanda colectiva de los inversionistas = securities class action.

* demanda judicial = litigation, legal action, legal proceedings.

* entablar una demanda = bring + a suit against, file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* interponer demanda = face + legal action.

* interponer una demanda = bring + a suit against.

* notificación de demanda = notice of demand.

* poner una demanda = face + legal action.

* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* * *

demanda

feminine

A ( Com) demand

la ley de la oferta y la demanda the law of supply and demand

un producto que tiene mucha demanda a product which is in great demand

días de mayor demanda days when demand is greatest

B

1 ( Der) lawsuit

ha presentado una demanda contra ellos he is suing them, he has brought a lawsuit against them

interponer una demanda to bring a lawsuit, to file suit ( AmE)

2

(petición): lo siento mucho, pero no puedo acceder a su demanda I am very sorry but I cannot agree to your request

plantearon su demanda al gobierno they presented their demands to the government

se volvió hacia ella en demanda de ayuda he turned to her for help

se manifestaron en demanda de mejores condiciones de trabajo they held a demonstration to demand o they demonstrated for better working conditions

me miró, como en demanda de una explicación she looked at me, as if asking for an explanation

C ( liter)

(empresa): morir or perecer en la demanda to die o ( frml) perish in the attempt

* * *

Del verbo demandar: ( conjugate demandar)

demanda es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
demanda
demandar
demanda sustantivo femenino
1 (Com) demand;
◊ tiene mucha demanda it's in great demand

2
a) (Der) lawsuit;

◊ presentar una demanda contra algn to bring a lawsuit against sb

b) ( petición) request;

◊ accedí a su demanda I agreed to his request

demandar ( conjugate demandar) verbo transitivo
1 (Der) to sue
2 (AmL) ( requerir) to require
demanda sustantivo femenino
1 Jur lawsuit
2 Com demand
3 (petición, solicitud) demand: nadie atendió sus demandas de ayuda, nobody paid any attention to his pleas for help
demandar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to sue
2 (pedir) to demand
' demanda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
denegar
- oferta
- atender
- caída
- cubrir
- desistir
- ley
- reclamación
- reivindicación
English:
action
- call
- claim
- complaint
- demand
- file
- lawsuit
- market demand
- peak
- run
- rush
- seasonal
- seek after
- slacken off
- slander
- snowball
- supply
- surge
- couple
- petition
- sought
- sue

* * *

demanda nf

1. [petición] request;
[reivindicación] demand;
atender las demandas de los trabajadores to respond to the workers' demands;

en demanda de asking for;

irán a la huelga en demanda de una mejora salarial they will go on strike in support of their demands for better pay

Comp
demanda de ayuda request for help;
demanda de empleo [solicitud] job application;

demanda de extradición extradition request;

demanda salarial wage claim

2. [en economía] demand;

hay mucha demanda de informáticos there is a great demand for computer specialists;

ha crecido la demanda de productos reciclables there has been an increase in demand for recyclable products;

la demanda de trabajo en el sector turístico es muy alta jobs in the tourist industry are in high demand;

la oferta y la demanda supply and demand

3. [en derecho] lawsuit;
[por daños y perjuicios] claim;
interponer o [m5] presentar una demanda contra to take legal action against;

presenté una demanda contra la constructora por daños y perjuicios I sued the builders for damages;

una demanda por difamación a libel suit

* * *

demanda

f

1 demand (de for);

en demanda de (asking) for

2 COM demand;

tener mucha demanda be very popular;

tiene poca demanda there’s not much demand for it, it’s not very popular

3 JUR lawsuit, claim;

presentar o

interponer una demanda contra alguien take legal action against s.o.

* * *

demanda nf

1) : demand

la oferta y la demanda: supply and demand

2) : petition, request

3) : lawsuit

* * *

demanda n

1. (de productos) demand

la oferta y la demanda supply and demand

2. (acción judicial) lawsuit

Spanish-English dictionary > demanda
32 mona

f.

bun, hair gathered into a knot or round coil, chignon.

* * *

mona

► nombre femenino

1 familiar (borrachera) drunken state

■ lleva una mona que no se tiene he's absolutely legless

2 familiar (imitador) copycat

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

mandar a freír monas a alguien familiar to tell somebody to get stuffed

mona (de Pascua) Easter cake

* * *
1. f., (m. - mono) 2. f., (m. - mono)
* * *

SF

1) (Zool) (=hembra) female monkey; (=especie) Barbary ape

- mandar a algn a freír monas

- aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda

2) * (=copión) copycat *

3) * (=borrachera)

coger o pillar una mona — to get sloshed o plastered *

dormir la mona — to sleep it off

4)

mona de Pascua — Easter cake

5) LAm * (=droga) Colombian golden marijuana

6)

- andar o estar como la mona

* * *

femenino

1) (fam) ( borrachera)

agarrar una mona — to get plastered (colloq)

dormir la mona — to sleep it off

2)

a) ( en naipes) old maid

b) (Col) ( para un álbum) picture card

como la mona — (CS fam) terrible

c) (Ven fam) ( mujer pretenciosa) stuck-up woman

* * *

femenino

1) (fam) ( borrachera)

agarrar una mona — to get plastered (colloq)

dormir la mona — to sleep it off

2)

a) ( en naipes) old maid

b) (Col) ( para un álbum) picture card

como la mona — (CS fam) terrible

c) (Ven fam) ( mujer pretenciosa) stuck-up woman

* * *

mona

feminine

A ( fam)

(borrachera): agarrar una mona to get plastered ( colloq)

vete a dormir la mona go and sleep it off

B

1 (en naipes) old maid

2 ( Col) (para un álbum) picture card

3 (CS fam) (dibujo de mujer) drawing of a woman

como la mona (CS fam); terrible

tiene una secretaria como la mona her secretary's terrible o absolutely hopeless o a total disaster

Compuesto:

mona de Pascua

( Esp) Easter cake

* * *

Multiple Entries:
mona
moña
mona sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( borrachera):
◊ agarrar una moña to get plastered (colloq);

dormir la moña to sleep it off
2
a) ( en naipes) old maid

b) (Col) ( para un álbum) picture card;

◊ como la moña (CS fam) terrible

moña sustantivo femenino (Taur) ribbon;
( lazo) (RPl) bow
mono,-a
I m,f Zool monkey
II sustantivo masculino
1 Indum (para trabajo) overalls pl; US coveralls pl
2 argot (de abstinencia) cold turkey
III adj fam (bonito) lovely, pretty, charming
♦ Locuciones: ¿tengo monos en la cara?, what are you staring at?
mona f fam
♦ Locuciones: coger/pillar una mona, to get pissed, plastered, sloshed
dormir la mona, to sleep it off
' moña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dormir
- mona
- mormón
English:
sleep off
- Mormon

* * *

mona nf

1.
Fam [borrachera]
agarrar una mona to get plastered;

dormir la mona to sleep it off

2. [pastel]
mona (de Pascua) = cake traditionally eaten at Easter especially in Catalonia

3. Chile [maniquí] mannequin

4. Comp
CSur Fam
como la mona [terrible] terrible;

me siento como la mona I feel terrible;

este libro está escrito como la mona this book is atrociously written

5. ver mono²

* * *

mona

f ZO (female) monkey;

dormir la mona fam sleep it off

Spanish-English dictionary > mona
33 supeditar

v.

1 to subordinate.

estar supeditado a to be dependent on

2 to subdue, to overpower, to subject.

* * *

supeditar

► verbo transitivo

1 (subordinar) to subordinate (a, to)

2 (condicionar) to subject (a, to)

► verbo pronominal supeditarse

1 (someterse) to subject oneself (a, to), bow (a, to)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar supeditado,-a a to be subject to, be dependent on

* * *

1. VT

1) (=subordinar) to subordinate (a to)

tendrá que ser supeditado a lo que decidan ellos — it will depend o be dependent on what they decide

2) (=sojuzgar) to subdue

3) (=oprimir) to oppress, crush

2.

See:

supeditarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

supeditó todo a su trabajo — she put her work before everything else

está supeditado a... — it is subject to o conditional on...
2.
supeditarse v pron (a reglas, decisión) to abide by

se ha supeditado a la voluntad de los padres — she has given in to her parents' wishes

no sabe supeditarse a un horario — he's not good at keeping to fixed hours

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

supeditó todo a su trabajo — she put her work before everything else

está supeditado a... — it is subject to o conditional on...
2.
supeditarse v pron (a reglas, decisión) to abide by

se ha supeditado a la voluntad de los padres — she has given in to her parents' wishes

no sabe supeditarse a un horario — he's not good at keeping to fixed hours

* * *

supeditar [A1 ]

vt

no puede seguir supeditando todo a su trabajo you cannot carry on putting your work before everything else o ( frml) subordinating everything else to your work

supeditaron su decisión al resultado del referéndum they made their decision conditional upon the result of the referendum, they said that their decision depended on the result of the referendum

está supeditado al cumplimiento de ciertos requisitos it depends on certain requirements being met, it is subject to certain requirements being met

■ supeditarse

v pron

se deberán supeditar a las decisiones del comité they will have to abide by o accept the committee's decisions, they will have to be bound by the committee's decisions

se ha supeditado a la voluntad de los padres she has given in to her parents' wishes

* * *

supeditar verbo transitivo to subordinate: el contrato está supeditado a..., the contract is subject to o depends on...
supedita su familia a su trabajo, he puts his work before his family
' supeditar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
condicionar

* * *

supeditar

♦ vt

1. [subordinar] to subordinate (a to);
supedita sus intereses a los del partido he subordinates his personal interests to those of the party

2. [someter]
estar supeditado a to be dependent on;

el proyecto está supeditado al presupuesto disponible the project depends on the available budget

♦ See also the pronominal verb supeditarse

* * *

supeditar

v/t make conditional (a upon)

* * *

supeditar vt

subordinar: to subordinate

♦ supeditación nf

Spanish-English dictionary > supeditar
34 supeditarse a

v.

1 to make oneself subordinate to, to bow to, to fall under, to come under.

María se supedita a la junta directiva Mary subjects to the board of directors.

2 to accept.

María se supeditó al reglamento Mary accepted the rules.

Spanish-English dictionary > supeditarse a

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