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  • 1 mamut

    Diccionario geografía española-Inglés > mamut

  • 2 mamut

    m.
    mammoth.
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    1 mammoth
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    SM
    (pl mamuts) mammoth
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    masculino (pl - muts) mammoth
    * * *
    Ex. The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.
    * * *
    masculino (pl - muts) mammoth
    * * *

    Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.

    * * *
    (pl - muts)
    mammoth
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    mamut sustantivo masculino mammoth
    ' mamut' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    colmillo
    English:
    mammoth
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    mamut (pl mamuts) nm
    mammoth
    * * *
    m ZO mammoth
    * * *
    mamut nm, pl mamuts : mammoth

    Spanish-English dictionary > mamut

  • 3 gigantesco

    adj.
    giant-sized, enormous, gigantic, colossal.
    * * *
    1 giant, gigantic, giant-size
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    (f. - gigantesca)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ gigantic, giant antes de s
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo huge, gigantic

    fue una empresa gigantescait was a massive o mammoth undertaking

    * * *
    = enormous, gargantuan, giant, mammoth, gigantic, monstrous, Herculean, ginormous, humongous [humungous], colossal, a monster of a, titanic, Herculanian, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.
    Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
    Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
    Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex. They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex. The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    Ex. The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    ----
    * de tamaño gigantesco = wall-sized.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo huge, gigantic

    fue una empresa gigantescait was a massive o mammoth undertaking

    * * *
    = enormous, gargantuan, giant, mammoth, gigantic, monstrous, Herculean, ginormous, humongous [humungous], colossal, a monster of a, titanic, Herculanian, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.

    Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.

    Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
    Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
    Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex: The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    * de tamaño gigantesco = wall-sized.

    * * *
    de dimensiones gigantescas of gigantic o giant proportions
    un palacio gigantesco a huge o gigantic palace
    fue una empresa gigantesca it was a massive o mammoth o huge undertaking
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    gigantesco
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    huge, gigantic

    ' gigantesco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gigantesco-a
    English:
    gigantic
    - mammoth
    - monster
    - giant
    - monstrous
    - out
    * * *
    gigantesco, -a adj
    gigantic
    * * *
    adj gigantic
    * * *
    gigantesco, -ca adj
    : gigantic, huge
    * * *
    gigantesco adj gigantic

    Spanish-English dictionary > gigantesco

  • 4 colosal

    adj.
    1 colossal (estatura, tamaño).
    2 great, enormous (extraordinario).
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    1 colossal, giant, huge
    2 figurado splendid, excellent
    * * *
    ADJ [edificio, montaña] colossal; [comida, fiesta] amazing *, fantastic *
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatua/obra/fortuna> colossal; <ambiente/idea> (fam) great (colloq)
    * * *
    = gargantuan, mammoth, colossal, of epic proportions, epic, larger-than-life, titanic.
    Ex. Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex. Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
    Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatua/obra/fortuna> colossal; <ambiente/idea> (fam) great (colloq)
    * * *
    = gargantuan, mammoth, colossal, of epic proportions, epic, larger-than-life, titanic.

    Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.

    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
    Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.

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    1 ‹estatua/palacio› colossal, gigantic; ‹empresa/obra› huge; ‹riqueza/fortuna› colossal, enormous, vast
    2 ( fam); ‹ambiente/película/idea› great ( colloq)
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    colosal adjetivo ‹estatua/obra/fortuna colossal;
    ambiente/idea› (fam) great (colloq)
    colosal adjetivo
    1 (grande) colossal
    2 (magnífico, extraordinario) great, fantastic: este parque de atracciones es colosal, this amusement park is fantastic
    ' colosal' also found in these entries:
    English:
    colossal
    - mammoth
    - epic
    * * *
    colosal adj
    1. [estatura, tamaño] colossal
    2. [extraordinario] enormous;
    [descaro] incredible;
    el tenor estuvo colosal the tenor was amazing o sensational
    * * *
    adj colossal
    * * *
    colosal adj
    : colossal

    Spanish-English dictionary > colosal

  • 5 descomunal

    adj.
    tremendous, enormous.
    * * *
    1 huge, enormous
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    adj.
    1) enormous, giant, huge
    * * *
    ADJ huge, enormous
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatura/fuerza/suma> enormous, colossal; < apetito> huge, colossal
    * * *
    = ginormous, humongous [humungous], mammoth, colossal, show-stopping [showstopping], monstrous, a monster of a, larger-than-life, titanic, sky-high, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.
    Ex. They have a ginormous share of the market!.
    Ex. The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.
    Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex. He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
    Ex. The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    ----
    * estupidez descomunal = nonsense on stilts.
    * * *
    adjetivo <estatura/fuerza/suma> enormous, colossal; < apetito> huge, colossal
    * * *
    = ginormous, humongous [humungous], mammoth, colossal, show-stopping [showstopping], monstrous, a monster of a, larger-than-life, titanic, sky-high, gianormous.
    Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.

    Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.

    Ex: The word ' humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.
    Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
    Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
    Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
    Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
    * estupidez descomunal = nonsense on stilts.

    * * *
    ‹estatura/fuerza/suma› enormous, colossal; ‹apetito› huge, colossal
    un hombre de un tamaño descomunal an enormous man, a giant of a man
    * * *

    descomunal adjetivo huge, massive
    ' descomunal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrepitosa
    - estrepitoso
    * * *
    enormous, tremendous;
    un descomunal edificio a huge o an enormous building;
    era un tipo descomunal he was a huge guy;
    tengo un hambre descomunal I'm absolutely starving;
    tuvieron una bronca descomunal they had a tremendous argument
    * * *
    adj huge, enormous
    * * *
    1) enorme: enormous, huge
    2) extraordinario: extraordinary

    Spanish-English dictionary > descomunal

  • 6 enorme

    adj.
    enormous, huge.
    * * *
    1 (grande) enormous, huge, vast
    2 (desmedido) tremendous, great
    3 familiar (muy bueno) very good, excellent
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=muy grande) enormous, huge
    2) * (=estupendo) killing *, marvellous
    * * *
    adjetivo <edificio/animal/suma> huge, enormous; < zona> vast, huge
    * * *
    = deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.
    Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
    Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
    Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
    Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
    Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
    Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
    Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    ----
    * boquete enorme = gaping hole.
    * * *
    adjetivo <edificio/animal/suma> huge, enormous; < zona> vast, huge
    * * *
    = deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.

    Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

    Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
    Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
    Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
    Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
    Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
    Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
    Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
    Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
    Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
    Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
    Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
    Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
    Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
    Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
    * boquete enorme = gaping hole.

    * * *
    ‹edificio/animal› huge, enormous; ‹aumento/suma› huge, enormous, vast; ‹zona› vast, huge
    la diferencia es enorme the difference is enormous o huge
    tiene unas manos enormes he has huge o enormous hands
    sentí una pena enorme I felt tremendously sad o a tremendous sense of sadness
    * * *

     

    enorme adjetivo ‹edificio/animal/suma huge, enormous;
    zona vast, huge;

    enorme adjetivo enormous, huge: vimos un elefante enorme, we saw an enormous elephant
    (de consideración) un enorme error, a clanger

    ' enorme' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    atroz
    - botija
    - congratularse
    - desnivel
    - estrepitosa
    - estrepitoso
    - satisfacción
    - soberana
    - soberano
    - sofoco
    - supina
    - supino
    English:
    effective
    - enormous
    - face
    - gaping
    - ginormous
    - huge
    - immense
    - massive
    - monstrous
    - monumental
    - vast
    - whopper
    - world
    - derive
    - extreme
    - gigantic
    - it
    - prodigious
    - scar
    - yawning
    * * *
    enorme adj
    1. [muy grande] [objeto, persona, cantidad] huge, enormous;
    [defecto, error] huge;
    estos animales tienen una enorme capacidad para reproducirse these creatures have an enormous reproductive capacity;
    una torre de enorme altura an enormously tall tower;
    tu hijo está ya enorme your son's really huge;
    le invadía una enorme tristeza he was overcome by a great sadness
    2. Fam [excelente] great, fantastic
    * * *
    adj enormous, huge
    * * *
    enorme adj
    inmenso: enormous, huge
    enormemente adv
    * * *
    enorme adj enormous / huge

    Spanish-English dictionary > enorme

  • 7 faraónico

    adj.
    Pharaonic.
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    1 Pharaonic
    * * *
    ADJ ( Hist) Pharaonic; [plan, obra] overambitious
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Pharaonic, of the Pharaoh/Pharaohs
    b) <empresa/tarea> mammoth (before n)
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) (Hist) Pharaonic, of the Pharaoh/Pharaohs
    b) <empresa/tarea> mammoth (before n)
    * * *
    1 ( Hist) Pharaonic, of the Pharaoh/Pharaohs
    2 ‹empresa/tarea› mammoth ( before n)
    * * *

    faraónico,-a adjetivo
    1 fam (excesivo) una obra faraónica, a hideously monumental structure
    2 Hist pharaonic
    ' faraónico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    faraónica
    * * *
    faraónico, -a adj
    1. [del faraón] pharaonic
    2. [fastuoso] lavish, magnificent;
    3. [gigantesco] enormous, huge;
    un proyecto faraónico a project on a monumental scale;
    una tarea faraónica a mammoth task
    * * *
    adj
    1 of the pharaohs, Pharaonic fml
    2 fig
    massive, enormous

    Spanish-English dictionary > faraónico

  • 8 mastodóntico

    adj.
    mastodontic, enormous, gigantic, dinosaurian.
    * * *
    1 familiar huge, enormous
    * * *
    ADJ colossal, huge
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo (fam) < proyecto> mammoth; < edificio> gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo (fam) < proyecto> mammoth; < edificio> gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    ( fam); ‹proyecto› mammoth ( before n), huge; ‹edificio› gigantic, colossal
    * * *
    mastodóntico, -a adj
    Fam mammoth, ginormous
    * * *
    adj colossal, enormous

    Spanish-English dictionary > mastodóntico

  • 9 osamenta

    f.
    skeleton.
    * * *
    1 (esqueleto) skeleton; (huesos) bones plural
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=esqueleto) skeleton
    2) (=huesos) bones pl
    * * *
    femenino bones (pl)
    * * *
    femenino bones (pl)
    * * *
    bones (pl)
    parte de la osamenta de un mamut part of the skeleton of a mammoth
    parecía que no podía con el peso de su osamenta the weight of his body seemed almost too much for him o he looked as if he could hardly support the weight of his own frame
    * * *

    osamenta sustantivo femenino skeleton
    * * *
    1. [esqueleto] skeleton
    2. [conjunto de huesos] bones
    * * *
    f bones pl
    * * *
    : skeletal remains pl, bones pl

    Spanish-English dictionary > osamenta

  • 10 arrostrar

    v.
    1 to face up to.
    2 to brave, to confront, to breast, to face.
    * * *
    1 (afrontar) to face
    2 (emprender) to brave
    * * *
    verb
    to brave, face up
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ consecuencias] to face, face up to; [+ peligro] to brave, face
    2. VI
    1)
    2)

    arrostrar con[+ consecuencias] to face, face up to; [+ peligro] to brave, face

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <peligros/penalidades> to face up to, confront; < consecuencias> to face
    * * *
    = brave, face, breast.
    Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <peligros/penalidades> to face up to, confront; < consecuencias> to face
    * * *
    = brave, face, breast.

    Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.

    Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.

    * * *
    arrostrar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹peligros/penalidades› to face up to, confront; ‹consecuencias› to face
    * * *
    [penalidad, peligro] to endure
    * * *
    : to confront, to face (up to)

    Spanish-English dictionary > arrostrar

  • 11 cifras de asistencia

    Ex. Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
    * * *

    Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cifras de asistencia

  • 12 convoy

    m.
    1 convoy.
    2 train (tren).
    3 cruet stand.
    * * *
    1 (escolta) convoy
    2 (tren) train
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Mil, Náut) convoy; (Ferro) train
    2) frm (=séquito) retinue
    3) (=vinagrera) cruet, cruet stand
    4) Caribe (=ensalada) salad
    * * *
    masculino (de barcos, camiones) convoy; (Ferr) (period) train
    * * *
    = convoy, caravan.
    Ex. In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
    Ex. Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.
    * * *
    masculino (de barcos, camiones) convoy; (Ferr) (period) train
    * * *
    = convoy, caravan.

    Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.

    Ex: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.

    * * *
    1 (de barcos, camiones) convoy
    2 ( period) ( Ferr) train
    3 (vinagreras) cruet, cruet stand
    * * *

    convoy sustantivo masculino (de barcos, camiones) convoy;
    (Ferr) (period) train
    convoy sustantivo masculino
    1 convoy: los convoyes han partido al amanecer, the convoys left at daybreak
    2 (aceitera y vinagrera) cruet stand for oil and vinegar
    ' convoy' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caravana
    English:
    convoy
    * * *
    convoy nm
    1. [de barcos, camiones] convoy
    2. [tren] train
    3. [vinagreras] cruet set
    * * *
    m convoy
    * * *
    convoy nm
    : convoy

    Spanish-English dictionary > convoy

  • 13 de antaño

    = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by
    Ex. Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old.
    Ex. The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
    Ex. The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
    Ex. Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.
    Ex. This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.
    Ex. Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
    Ex. There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
    Ex. I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
    * * *
    = of old, age-old, old-time, of yore, of olden days, of yesteryear, bygone, gone by

    Ex: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old.

    Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
    Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
    Ex: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.
    Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.
    Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
    Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
    Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de antaño

  • 14 de turba

    (adj.) = peaty
    Ex. Shrub fragments, twigs, and mammoth bones are accumulated in peaty layers.
    * * *
    (adj.) = peaty

    Ex: Shrub fragments, twigs, and mammoth bones are accumulated in peaty layers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de turba

  • 15 del ayer

    adj.
    of yesterday.
    * * *
    = of yesteryear, gone by
    Ex. Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
    Ex. I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
    * * *
    = of yesteryear, gone by

    Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.

    Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.

    Spanish-English dictionary > del ayer

  • 16 del pasado

    = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by
    Ex. We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
    Ex. This article discusses the use of a metaphorical mode of writing in moralistic children's fiction of the past, where the intention was to make children good.
    Ex. There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
    Ex. Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
    Ex. I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
    * * *
    = has-been, of the past, bygone, of yesteryear, gone by

    Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).

    Ex: This article discusses the use of a metaphorical mode of writing in moralistic children's fiction of the past, where the intention was to make children good.
    Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
    Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
    Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.

    Spanish-English dictionary > del pasado

  • 17 desafiar

    v.
    1 to challenge (person).
    desafiar a alguien a algo/a que haga algo to challenge somebody to something/to do something
    2 to defy (peligro, ley).
    El rey desafió a sus enemigos The king defied his enemies.
    Ricardo desafió las leyes de la gravedad Richard defied the laws of gravity.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 (gen) to defy
    2 (no hacer caso a) to flout; (no obedecer) to defy
    3 (plantar cara a - persona) to defy, stand up to; (- dificultad) to brave
    \
    desafiar a alguien a hacer algo to challenge somebody to do something, dare somebody to do something
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) to challenge, dare
    2) [+ peligro] to defy
    3) (=competir) to challenge, compete with
    4) Méx (=pelear) to fight
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to challenge

    desafiar a alguien a + inf/+ subj — to dare o challenge somebody to + inf

    b) <peligro/muerte> to defy
    * * *
    = challenge, defy, tax, throw down + the gauntlet, dare, brave.
    Ex. The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
    Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
    Ex. However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.
    Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
    Ex. 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
    Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    ----
    * desafiar al sistema = beat + the system.
    * desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.
    * desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to challenge

    desafiar a alguien a + inf/+ subj — to dare o challenge somebody to + inf

    b) <peligro/muerte> to defy
    * * *
    = challenge, defy, tax, throw down + the gauntlet, dare, brave.

    Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.

    Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
    Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.
    Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
    Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
    Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    * desafiar al sistema = beat + the system.
    * desafiar la gravedad = defy + gravity.
    * desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * desafiar un prejuicio = challenge + prejudice.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹persona› desafiar a algn A algo to challenge sb TO sth
    lo desafié a una carrera I challenged him to a race
    desafiar a algn A + INF to dare o challenge sb to + INF
    me desafió a cruzar el río a nado he dared o challenged me to swim across the river
    desafiar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to dare o challenge sb to + INF
    te desafío a que se lo digas I dare o challenge you to tell her
    2 ‹peligro› to defy
    desafiar la muerte to defy death
    nadie se atreve a desafiar su autoridad nobody dares to defy his authority
    * * *

     

    desafiar ( conjugate desafiar) verbo transitivo

    desafiar a algn a algo/hacer algo to challenge sb to sth/do sth
    b)peligro/muerte to defy

    desafiar verbo transitivo
    1 (incitar a competir, retar) to challenge
    2 (hacer frente) to face up to: en ese espectáculo el artista desafiaba a la muerte, the artist performed a death-defying act
    ' desafiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pulso
    - retar
    English:
    brave
    - challenge
    - dare
    - defy
    - luck
    * * *
    1. [persona] to challenge;
    desafiar a alguien a algo to challenge sb to sth;
    lo desafió a un duelo he challenged him to a duel;
    desafiar a alguien a hacer algo to challenge sb to do sth;
    te desafío a subir la cima de esta montaña I challenge you to climb that mountain;
    lo desafió a que acudiera a los tribunales she challenged him to take the matter to court
    2. [peligro, ley, autoridad, normas] to defy;
    desafiar a la muerte to defy death;
    desafió las órdenes de sus superiores he disobeyed superior orders
    * * *
    v/t challenge; peligro defy
    * * *
    desafiar {85} vt
    retar: to defy, to challenge
    * * *
    1. (persona) to challenge
    2. (peligro) to defy [pt. & pp. defied] / to brave

    Spanish-English dictionary > desafiar

  • 18 despejar la carretera

    (v.) = clear + route
    Ex. In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
    * * *
    (v.) = clear + route

    Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.

    Spanish-English dictionary > despejar la carretera

  • 19 enfrentarse a

    v.
    to face, to breast, to brave, to confront with.
    * * *
    (v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation with
    Ex. The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.
    Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
    Ex. Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex. Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
    Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex. This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
    Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
    Ex. The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.
    Ex. Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.
    Ex. Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
    Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
    Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.
    Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex. We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.
    Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex. The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
    Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * * *
    (v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation with

    Ex: The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.

    Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
    Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
    Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
    Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
    Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.
    Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.
    Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
    Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
    Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.
    Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex: We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.
    Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
    Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentarse a

  • 20 hacer cara a

    [+ dificultades] to face up to; [+ enemigo] to stand up to
    * * *
    (v.) = brave
    Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    * * *
    (v.) = brave

    Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer cara a

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