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  • 101 insuperado

    adj.
    unbeaten.
    * * *
    * * *
    = undefeated, unbeaten.
    Ex. The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.
    Ex. Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.
    * * *
    = undefeated, unbeaten.

    Ex: The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.

    Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.

    Spanish-English dictionary > insuperado

  • 102 invicto

    adj.
    undefeated, unbeaten, unvanquished, unconquered.
    * * *
    1 unconquered
    * * *
    ADJ [pueblo] unconquered; [equipo] unbeaten
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) (liter) <soldado/ejército> unconquered, undefeated
    b) (Dep) unbeaten, undefeated
    * * *
    = undefeated, unbeaten.
    Ex. The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.
    Ex. Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) (liter) <soldado/ejército> unconquered, undefeated
    b) (Dep) unbeaten, undefeated
    * * *
    = undefeated, unbeaten.

    Ex: The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.

    Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.

    * * *
    invicto1 -ta
    1 ( liter); ‹soldado/ejército› undefeated
    2 ( Dep) unbeaten, undefeated
    unbeaten record
    * * *

    invicto,-a adjetivo undefeated, unbeaten
    un club de fútbol invicto, an undefeated football team
    ' invicto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    invicta
    English:
    unbeaten
    - undefeated
    * * *
    invicto, -a adj
    [ejército] unconquered, undefeated; [equipo] unbeaten
    * * *
    adj unconquered; equipo unbeaten, undefeated
    * * *
    invicto, -ta adj
    : undefeated

    Spanish-English dictionary > invicto

  • 103 ir en contra de

    (v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of
    Ex. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
    Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
    Ex. But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.
    Ex. Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
    Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex. What factors told against them?.
    Ex. These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
    Ex. Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex. These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.
    Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    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. Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex. Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.
    Ex. This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.
    Ex. Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
    Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
    Ex. As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
    * * *
    (v.) = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, turn against, play against, be contrary to, run up against, work against, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of

    Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.

    Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
    Ex: But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems.
    Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
    Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex: What factors told against them?.
    Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
    Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
    Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader.
    Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.
    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: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
    Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex: Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need.
    Ex: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection.
    Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
    Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
    Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.
    Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ir en contra de

  • 104 leyenda fantástica

    (n.) = tall tale, tall story
    Ex. The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American ' tall tales'.
    Ex. The article ' Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.
    * * *
    (n.) = tall tale, tall story

    Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American ' tall tales'.

    Ex: The article ' Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.

    Spanish-English dictionary > leyenda fantástica

  • 105 locura

    f.
    1 madness.
    2 crazy idea.
    3 folly, crazy act, act of madness, piece of folly.
    * * *
    1 (perturbación) madness, insanity
    2 (insensatez) folly
    \
    con locura madly
    hacer una locura to do something silly
    ¡qué locura! it's mad!
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=demencia) madness, insanity
    2) (=exceso)

    ¡qué locura! — it's madness!

    me gusta con locura — * I'm crazy about it

    es una casa de locura — * it's a smashing house *

    precios de locura — * fantastic prices

    tener o sentir locura por algn — to be crazy about sb

    3) (=acto)
    * * *
    a) (Med) madness, insanity
    b) ( insensatez) crazy thing (colloq)
    * * *
    = frenzy, wild thought, absurdity, folly, derangement, madness, insanity, lunacy, bedlam, craziness.
    Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
    Ex. A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.
    Ex. It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
    Ex. The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.
    Ex. George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.
    Ex. The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.
    Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex. As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
    ----
    * amar con locura = love + Nombre + to bits.
    * locuras = zaniness.
    * parecer una locura = sound + crazy.
    * * *
    a) (Med) madness, insanity
    b) ( insensatez) crazy thing (colloq)
    * * *
    = frenzy, wild thought, absurdity, folly, derangement, madness, insanity, lunacy, bedlam, craziness.

    Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.

    Ex: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.
    Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
    Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.
    Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.
    Ex: The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.
    Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
    * amar con locura = love + Nombre + to bits.
    * locuras = zaniness.
    * parecer una locura = sound + crazy.

    * * *
    1 ( Med) madness, insanity
    ataque de locura fit of madness
    2 (insensatez) crazy thing ( colloq)
    hizo muchas locuras en su juventud she did a lot of crazy things in her youth ( colloq)
    lo que dices es una locura what you're saying is sheer o complete madness
    cometió la locura de casarse a los quince años she committed the folly of getting married at fifteen
    gastó una locura en ese coche he spent a ridiculous amount on that car
    3
    (inclinación exagerada): siente locura por la pequeña she's absolutely mad about o besotted with the little one ( colloq)
    la quiero/me gusta con locura I'm crazy o mad o wild about her ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    locura sustantivo femenino

    ◊ lo que hizo/dijo fue una locura what he did/said was sheer madness



    la quiero con locura I'm crazy about her (colloq)
    locura sustantivo femenino madness, insanity: ¡no lo hagas!, ¡es una locura!, don't do it, it's insane!
    ' locura' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enajenación
    - esperar
    - filo
    - borde
    English:
    craze
    - feign
    - folly
    - insanity
    - lunacy
    - madly
    - madness
    - streak
    - verge on
    - amok
    - look
    * * *
    locura nf
    1. [demencia] madness;
    la mató en un arrebato de locura he killed her in a fit of madness
    2. [imprudencia]
    hacer locuras to do stupid o crazy things;
    decir locuras to talk nonsense;
    temía que hiciera una locura I was afraid he might do something desperate;
    sería una locura hacerlo it would be folly o madness to do it
    3. [exageración]
    estos precios son una locura these prices are extortionate;
    con locura madly;
    se quieren con locura they're madly in love (with one another)
    4.
    una locura [mucho] a fortune, a ridiculous amount;
    gastar una locura to spend a fortune
    * * *
    f madness;
    es una locura it’s madness;
    de locura fam crazy
    * * *
    locura nf
    1) : insanity, madness
    2) : crazy thing, folly
    * * *
    locura n madness

    Spanish-English dictionary > locura

  • 106 loquero

    m.
    1 loony-bin, madhouse (informal).
    2 commotion, uproar. ( Latin American Spanish)
    3 Keeper of a madhouse.
    4 Physician to a madhouse (person).
    5 row; racket.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar (enfermero) nurse in a mental hospital
    * * *
    I
    loquero, -a
    * SM / F (=enfermero) psychiatric nurse loquera II
    * SM
    1) Arg (=bullicio) row, racket
    loquera (fig) (=manicomio)
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum)
    a) ( psiquiatra) shrink (colloq); ( enfermero) psychiatric nurse
    b) loquero masculino ( manicomio) loony bin (colloq & hum)
    * * *
    = asylum, mental asylum, lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam, shrink.
    Ex. Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.
    Ex. The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.
    Ex. The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society.
    Ex. In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
    Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex. In a town with several million people there are usually hundreds of neurotics who visit shrinks regularly.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum)
    a) ( psiquiatra) shrink (colloq); ( enfermero) psychiatric nurse
    b) loquero masculino ( manicomio) loony bin (colloq & hum)
    * * *
    = asylum, mental asylum, lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam, shrink.

    Ex: Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.

    Ex: The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.
    Ex: The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society.
    Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
    Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex: In a town with several million people there are usually hundreds of neurotics who visit shrinks regularly.

    * * *
    loquero -ra
    masculine, feminine
    2
    loquero masculine (manicomio) loony bin ( colloq hum), funny farm ( colloq hum)
    esta casa es un loquero this place is a madhouse ( colloq)
    * * *

    loquero,-a
    I m fam madhouse, funny farm: a este ritmo terminamos todos en el loquero, at this rate, we'll all end up at the funny farm
    II m,f fam (psiquiatra) shrink
    ' loquero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    loquera
    * * *
    loquero, -a Fam
    ♦ nm,f
    se lo llevaron los loqueros the men in white coats took him away
    ♦ nm
    1. [manicomio] loony-bin, madhouse
    2. Am [alboroto] commotion, uproar;
    se armó un loquero there was a huge commotion;
    su casa es un loquero her home is a madhouse
    * * *
    m
    1 L.Am. fam
    shrink fam ; enfermero psychiatric nurse
    2 ( manicomio) mental hospital, funny farm fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > loquero

  • 107 lío

    m.
    1 mess, difficulty, mix-up, problem.
    2 bundle.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: liar.
    * * *
    1 (embrollo) mess
    3 (fardo) bundle
    \
    armar un lío to make a fuss
    hacerse un lío (uso literal) to get tangled up 2 (uso figurado) to get muddled up
    meterse en un lío to get oneself into a mess
    ¡qué lío! what a mess!
    tener un lío con alguien to be having an affair with somebody
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) mess
    3) affair, liaison
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=fardo) bundle; Cono Sur truss
    2) * (=jaleo) fuss; (=confusión) muddle, mix-up

    • armar un lío — to make a fuss, kick up a fuss

    • armarse un lío, se armó un lío tremendo — there was a terrific fuss

    • hacerse un lío — to get into a muddle, get mixed up

    3) (=aprieto)
    4) * (=amorío) affair
    5) (=cotilleo) tale, piece of gossip

    ¡no me vengas con líos! — less of your tales!

    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess
    b) (fam) (problema, complicación)
    c) (fam) ( amorío) affair
    2) ( fardo) bundle
    * * *
    = mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].
    Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
    Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
    Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
    Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
    Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
    Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
    Ex. Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.
    ----
    * armar el lío = make + trouble.
    * armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.
    * ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
    * en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.
    * estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.
    * lío amoroso = fling.
    * meterse en líos = get into + trouble.
    * meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.
    * no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.
    * ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.
    * tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess
    b) (fam) (problema, complicación)
    c) (fam) ( amorío) affair
    2) ( fardo) bundle
    * * *
    = mess, jumble, hassle, cock-up, bedlam, snarl, snarl-up, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, palaver, predicament, rigmarole [rigamarole].

    Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

    Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
    Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
    Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
    Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
    Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
    Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.
    * armar el lío = make + trouble.
    * armar un lío = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.
    * ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir! = O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
    * en un lío = in a (pretty) pickle, in a turmoil, in a twirl.
    * estar hecho un lío = be at sixes and sevens with.
    * lío amoroso = fling.
    * meterse en líos = get into + trouble.
    * meterse en un lío = be in trouble, get into + a predicament.
    * no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.
    * ¡qué lío! = what a palaver!.
    * tener un lío amoroso = have + an affair, have + a fling.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess
    ¡qué lío! ¡esto no hay quién lo entienda! what a mess! this is totally incomprehensible
    se hizo un lío con las cuentas she got into a mess o a muddle o she got confused with the accounts ( colloq)
    2 ( fam)
    (problema, complicación): tiene líos con la policía he is in trouble with the police ( colloq)
    no me vengas con tus líos don't come to me with your problems
    ¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! ( colloq), the shit is really going to hit the fan (sl)
    armó un lío tremendo porque le sirvieron la sopa fría he created o kicked up a real fuss because his soup was cold ( colloq)
    si no obedeces te vas a meter en un buen lío if you don't do as you're told, you're going to get into a lot of trouble o to land yourself in serious trouble
    no vengas aquí buscando líos don't come here looking for trouble ( colloq)
    3 ( fam) (amorío) affair
    tuvo un lío con una periodista famosa he had an affair o ( colloq) a fling with a famous journalist
    B (fardo) bundle
    * * *

     

    Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar)

    lío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    lió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    liar    
    lío
    liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo
    1


    ( envolver) to wrap (up);
    (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up)
    2 (fam)
    a) ‹situación/asunto› to complicate

    b) ( confundir) ‹ persona› to confuse, get … in a muddle


    liarse verbo pronominal
    1 (fam)


    2 (Esp fam)

    ◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …



    lío sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (fam) (embrollo, confusión) mess;

    ◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)

    b) (fam) (problema, complicación) trouble;


    tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq);
    ¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq)
    c) (fam) ( amorío) affair

    2 ( fardo) bundle
    liar verbo transitivo
    1 (envolver) to wrap up
    (un cigarro) to roll
    2 (embrollar) to muddle up
    (aturdir) to confuse
    lío sustantivo masculino
    1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
    2 fam (romance) affair
    3 (de ropa, etc) bundle
    ♦ Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
    hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
    meterse en un lío, to get into trouble
    ' lío' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    avispero
    - barullo
    - berenjenal
    - buena
    - bueno
    - enredarse
    - follón
    - gorda
    - gordo
    - meterse
    - mogollón
    - monumental
    - petate
    - tinglado
    - tomate
    - trapisonda
    - armar
    - bochinche
    - bronca
    - desenredar
    - despelote
    - enredado
    - enredar
    - enredo
    - menudo
    - meter
    - pedo
    - pelotera
    - quilombo
    English:
    carry-on
    - cock-up
    - fuss
    - hassle
    - hot
    - hot water
    - jam
    - kick up
    - mess
    - misunderstanding
    - mix-up
    - muddle
    - palaver
    - pickle
    - rigmarole
    - scrape
    - screw-up
    - tangle
    - to-do
    - trouble
    - ungodly
    - water
    - bundle
    - get
    - havoc
    - mix
    - muddled
    - rumpus
    - stink
    - stir
    - to
    - wad
    * * *
    lío nm
    1. Fam [enredo] mess;
    esto de la declaración de hacienda es un lío filling in your tax return is a real pain o Br palaver;
    hacerse un lío to get muddled up;
    son tantos hermanos que siempre me armo un lío con sus nombres there are so many different brothers, I always get their names muddled up;
    estoy hecho un lío, no sé qué hacer I'm all confused, I don't know what to do
    2. Fam [problema]
    meterse en líos to get into trouble;
    me he metido en un lío del que no sé salir I've got myself into a mess that I don't know how to get out of
    3. Fam [jaleo] racket, row;
    armar un lío to kick up a fuss
    4. Fam [amorío] affair;
    está casado pero tiene un lío con alguien del trabajo he's married, but he's having an affair with someone from work
    tener un lío de faldas to be having an affair
    5. [paquete] bundle
    * * *
    m
    1 bundle
    2 fam ( desorden) mess;
    lío amoroso fam affair;
    estar hecho un lío be all confused;
    hacerse un lío get into a muddle;
    meterse en líos get into trouble
    3 fam ( jaleo) fuss;
    armar un lío fam kick up a fuss fam
    * * *
    lío nm, fam
    1) : confusion, mess
    2) : hassle, trouble, jam
    meterse en un lío: to get into a jam
    3) : affair, liason
    * * *
    lío n
    1. (desorden) mess
    2. (problema) trouble

    Spanish-English dictionary > lío

  • 108 manicomio

    m.
    1 mental or psychiatric hospital (British), insane asylum (United States).
    2 insane asylum, lunatic asylum, asylum, crazy house.
    * * *
    1 mental hospital
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM lunatic asylum, insane asylum (EEUU), mental hospital
    * * *
    masculino mental hospital, lunatic asylum
    * * *
    = asylum, mental asylum, lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.
    Ex. Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.
    Ex. The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.
    Ex. The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society.
    Ex. In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
    Ex. In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
    * * *
    masculino mental hospital, lunatic asylum
    * * *
    = asylum, mental asylum, lunatic asylum, madhouse, bedlam.

    Ex: Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.

    Ex: The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.
    Ex: The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society.
    Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
    Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became ' Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

    * * *
    mental hospital, lunatic asylum
    ¡esta casa es un manicomio! this is a madhouse!
    si sigue así, va a terminar en el manicomio if he carries on the way he is, he'll end up in the loony bin ( colloq)
    * * *

    manicomio sustantivo masculino
    mental hospital, lunatic asylum
    manicomio sustantivo masculino mental hospital
    ' manicomio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    internar
    English:
    asylum
    - commit
    - institution
    - lunatic asylum
    - madhouse
    - snakepit
    * * *
    Br mental o psychiatric hospital, US insane asylum; Fam
    esta oficina es un manicomio this office is a madhouse
    * * *
    m lunatic asylum
    * * *
    : insane asylum, madhouse
    * * *
    manicomio n mental hospital

    Spanish-English dictionary > manicomio

  • 109 no importa

    adv.
    no matter.
    intj.
    it doesn't matter, it is all right, it is the same thing, it makes no difference.
    * * *
    it doesn't matter
    * * *
    (adj.) = never mind, regardless of, whatever
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex. Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex. In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
    * * *
    (adj.) = never mind, regardless of, whatever

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.

    Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no importa

  • 110 obtener placer

    (v.) = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure
    Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
    * * *
    (v.) = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure

    Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.

    Spanish-English dictionary > obtener placer

  • 111 poco comprensivo

    adj.
    unsympathetic.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unsympathetic
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unsympathetic

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco comprensivo

  • 112 psique

    f.
    psyche.
    * * *
    1 psyche
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino psyche
    * * *
    = psyche.
    Ex. The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    * * *
    femenino psyche
    * * *

    Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.

    * * *
    psyche
    * * *

    psique sustantivo femenino psyche
    ' psique' also found in these entries:
    English:
    psyche
    * * *
    psique, sique nf
    psyche
    * * *
    f psyche
    * * *
    psique nf
    : psyche

    Spanish-English dictionary > psique

  • 113 psiquis

    f. s.&pl.
    psyche.
    * * *
    1 psyche
    * * *
    = psyche.
    Ex. The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    * * *

    Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.

    * * *
    (pl psiquis)
    psyche
    * * *
    psiquis, siquis nf inv
    psyche
    * * *
    psiquis nfs & pl
    : psyche

    Spanish-English dictionary > psiquis

  • 114 quimioterapia

    f.
    chemotherapy.
    * * *
    1 chemotherapy
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino chemotherapy
    * * *
    Ex. The conventional medical metaphor for cancer is war, utilizing arms like chemotherapy & radiation to kill cells attacking the organism.
    ----
    * quimioterapia contra el cáncer = cancer chemotherapy.
    * quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.
    * * *
    femenino chemotherapy
    * * *

    Ex: The conventional medical metaphor for cancer is war, utilizing arms like chemotherapy & radiation to kill cells attacking the organism.

    * quimioterapia contra el cáncer = cancer chemotherapy.
    * quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.

    * * *
    chemotherapy
    * * *

    quimioterapia sustantivo femenino
    chemotherapy
    quimioterapia sustantivo femenino chemotherapy
    ' quimioterapia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    someterse
    English:
    chemotherapy
    * * *
    chemotherapy
    * * *
    f MED chemotherapy
    * * *
    : chemotherapy

    Spanish-English dictionary > quimioterapia

  • 115 rocío de la mañana

    (n.) = morning dew
    Ex. The book ' Morning dew and roses' explores the rich semantic territory of erotic metaphor in a selection of Anglo-American, German, and Austrian folksongs.
    * * *

    Ex: The book ' Morning dew and roses' explores the rich semantic territory of erotic metaphor in a selection of Anglo-American, German, and Austrian folksongs.

    Spanish-English dictionary > rocío de la mañana

  • 116 rocío matinal

    (n.) = morning dew
    Ex. The book ' Morning dew and roses' explores the rich semantic territory of erotic metaphor in a selection of Anglo-American, German, and Austrian folksongs.
    * * *

    Ex: The book ' Morning dew and roses' explores the rich semantic territory of erotic metaphor in a selection of Anglo-American, German, and Austrian folksongs.

    Spanish-English dictionary > rocío matinal

  • 117 sin tener en cuenta

    = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex. The term 'corporate name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based, without regard to its function or relationship to other headings.
    Ex. Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
    Ex. 'Affirmative action' was used by John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin.
    Ex. According to this story, owning a horse can cost about $10000 a year, not including the horse.
    * * *
    = never mind, without regard to, independently of, disregarding, not including

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.

    Ex: The term 'corporate name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based, without regard to its function or relationship to other headings.
    Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
    Ex: 'Affirmative action' was used by John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin.
    Ex: According to this story, owning a horse can cost about $10000 a year, not including the horse.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin tener en cuenta

  • 118 sistemático

    adj.
    systematic, orderly, methodic, methodical.
    * * *
    1 systematic
    * * *
    (f. - sistemática)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo < persona> systematic, methodical; < método> systematic
    * * *
    = systematic, programmatic, sedulous, structured.
    Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
    Ex. Their experience to date has underscored the need for programmatic yet flexible strategies when planning, installing and maintaining library computer systems.
    Ex. He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    ----
    * catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * muy sistemático = highly-structured.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo < persona> systematic, methodical; < método> systematic
    * * *
    = systematic, programmatic, sedulous, structured.

    Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

    Ex: Their experience to date has underscored the need for programmatic yet flexible strategies when planning, installing and maintaining library computer systems.
    Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.
    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    * catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * muy sistemático = highly-structured.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona› systematic, methodical
    2 ‹método› systematic
    su sistemática oposición a nuestras propuestas her systematic opposition to our proposals
    3
    (invariable): es sistemático, me meto en la ducha y suena el teléfono it never fails o it's always the same, I get in the shower and the phone rings
    * * *

    sistemático
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹ persona› systematic, methodical;


    ‹ método› systematic
    sistemático,-a adjetivo systematic
    ' sistemático' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sistemática
    English:
    piecemeal
    - systematic
    - unsystematic
    - consistent
    - wholesale
    * * *
    sistemático, -a adj
    1. [que sigue sistema] systematic
    2. [persona] systematic
    * * *
    adj systematic
    * * *
    sistemático, -ca adj
    : systematic

    Spanish-English dictionary > sistemático

  • 119 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    ----
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 120 uso

    m.
    1 use.
    hacer uso de to make use of, to use; (utilizar) to exercise (de prerrogativa, derecho)
    fuera de uso out of use, obsolete
    tener el uso de la palabra to have the floor
    uso de razón power of reason
    2 custom (costumbre).
    al uso fashionable
    al uso andaluz in the Andalusian style
    3 usage (linguistics).
    4 wear and tear (desgaste).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: usar.
    * * *
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) use
    2) wear
    3) custom, usage
    * * *
    SF ABR Esp
    = Unión Sindical Obrera
    * * *
    a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) use

    métodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...

    de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only

    b) (de idioma, expresión) use

    una expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage

    c) (de facultad, derecho)

    hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak

    hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something

    2) ( de prenda)
    3) (utilidad, aplicación) use
    4) ( usanza) custom
    * * *
    = deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.
    Ex. In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.
    Ex. The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.
    Ex. A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
    Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex. Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.
    Ex. Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.
    Ex. On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.
    Ex. Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.
    Ex. The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.
    Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
    Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
    Ex. When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.
    Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
    ----
    * alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.
    * aumento del uso = increased use.
    * bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.
    * bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.
    * con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].
    * con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.
    * condiciones de uso = terms of use.
    * condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.
    * con el uso = in use, with use.
    * conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.
    * cubrir un uso = address + use.
    * cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.
    * dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.
    * dar un uso = put to + purpose.
    * dar uso = put to + use.
    * dar uso a = make + use of.
    * de doble uso = dual-use.
    * de muchos usos = all-purpose.
    * de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.
    * de poco uso = low-use.
    * desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.
    * desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.
    * destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.
    * de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.
    * de uso comercial = commercially-owned.
    * de uso cutáneo = use + topically.
    * de uso externo = for external use only.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * de uso frecuente = frequently-used.
    * de uso general = general-use.
    * de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].
    * de uso múltiple = all-purpose.
    * de uso público = publicly available.
    * de uso tópico = use + topically.
    * encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.
    * en uso = in use.
    * estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.
    * estudio de uso = use study.
    * facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.
    * formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * frecuencia de uso = usage rate.
    * gastado por el uso = worn-out.
    * hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.
    * hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.
    * hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.
    * hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.
    * hacer uso = put to + use.
    * hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.
    * hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.
    * hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.
    * hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.
    * hacer uso personal = make + personal use.
    * haciendo uso de = by recourse to.
    * herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.
    * herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.
    * impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.
    * incremento del uso = increased use.
    * índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.
    * instrucciones de uso = use instruction.
    * licencia de uso = licence agreement.
    * mal uso = misuse, mishandling.
    * mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.
    * método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.
    * multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].
    * normas de uso = user policy.
    * ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).
    * pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.
    * páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.
    * para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.
    * para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.
    * para todo uso = all-purpose.
    * para uso comercial = commercially-owned.
    * para uso del profesional = professional-use.
    * para uso industrial = heavy-duty.
    * para uso personal = for personal use.
    * para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.
    * plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.
    * poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.
    * rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.
    * sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.
    * sistema en uso = operational system.
    * sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.
    * sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.
    * tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.
    * uso a distancia = remote use.
    * uso compartido = sharing.
    * uso compartido de la información = information sharing.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].
    * uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.
    * uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.
    * uso de la colección = stock use.
    * uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].
    * uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].
    * uso de la tierra = land use.
    * uso de sustancias = substance use.
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * uso diario = everyday use.
    * uso doméstico = domestic use.
    * uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.
    * uso excesivo de = greed for.
    * uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.
    * uso indebido = misuse.
    * uso normal = normal usage.
    * uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.
    * uso personal = personal use.
    * uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.
    * uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.
    * uso remoto = remote use.
    * usos y costumbres = customs and habits.
    * usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.
    * uso tópico = for external use only.
    * usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.
    * usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.
    * usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.
    * * *
    a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) use

    métodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...

    de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only

    b) (de idioma, expresión) use

    una expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage

    c) (de facultad, derecho)

    hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak

    hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something

    2) ( de prenda)
    3) (utilidad, aplicación) use
    4) ( usanza) custom
    * * *
    = deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.

    Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.

    Ex: The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.
    Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
    Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.
    Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.
    Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.
    Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.
    Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.
    Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
    Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
    Ex: When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.
    Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
    * alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.
    * aumento del uso = increased use.
    * bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.
    * bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.
    * con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].
    * con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.
    * condiciones de uso = terms of use.
    * condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.
    * con el uso = in use, with use.
    * conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.
    * cubrir un uso = address + use.
    * cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.
    * dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.
    * dar un uso = put to + purpose.
    * dar uso = put to + use.
    * dar uso a = make + use of.
    * de doble uso = dual-use.
    * de muchos usos = all-purpose.
    * de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.
    * de poco uso = low-use.
    * desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.
    * desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.
    * destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.
    * de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.
    * de uso comercial = commercially-owned.
    * de uso cutáneo = use + topically.
    * de uso externo = for external use only.
    * de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.
    * de uso frecuente = frequently-used.
    * de uso general = general-use.
    * de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].
    * de uso múltiple = all-purpose.
    * de uso público = publicly available.
    * de uso tópico = use + topically.
    * encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.
    * en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.
    * en uso = in use.
    * estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.
    * estudio de uso = use study.
    * facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.
    * formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * frecuencia de uso = usage rate.
    * gastado por el uso = worn-out.
    * hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.
    * hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.
    * hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.
    * hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.
    * hacer uso = put to + use.
    * hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.
    * hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.
    * hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.
    * hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.
    * hacer uso personal = make + personal use.
    * haciendo uso de = by recourse to.
    * herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.
    * herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.
    * impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.
    * incremento del uso = increased use.
    * índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.
    * instrucciones de uso = use instruction.
    * licencia de uso = licence agreement.
    * mal uso = misuse, mishandling.
    * mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.
    * método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.
    * multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].
    * normas de uso = user policy.
    * ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).
    * pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.
    * páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.
    * para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.
    * para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.
    * para todo uso = all-purpose.
    * para uso comercial = commercially-owned.
    * para uso del profesional = professional-use.
    * para uso industrial = heavy-duty.
    * para uso personal = for personal use.
    * para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.
    * plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.
    * poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.
    * rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.
    * sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.
    * sistema en uso = operational system.
    * sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.
    * sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.
    * tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.
    * uso a distancia = remote use.
    * uso compartido = sharing.
    * uso compartido de la información = information sharing.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].
    * uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.
    * uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.
    * uso de la colección = stock use.
    * uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].
    * uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].
    * uso de la tierra = land use.
    * uso de sustancias = substance use.
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * uso diario = everyday use.
    * uso doméstico = domestic use.
    * uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.
    * uso excesivo de = greed for.
    * uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.
    * uso indebido = misuse.
    * uso normal = normal usage.
    * uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.
    * uso personal = personal use.
    * uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.
    * uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.
    * uso remoto = remote use.
    * usos y costumbres = customs and habits.
    * usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.
    * uso tópico = for external use only.
    * usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.
    * usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.
    * usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

    * * *
    /ˈuso/
    (en Esp) = Unión Sindical Obrera
    * * *

     

    Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar)

    uso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    usó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    usar    
    uso
    usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo

    ◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;

    uso algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth
    b) ( llevar) ‹alhajas/ropa/perfume› to wear;


    usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;

    uso sustantivo masculino
    a) (de producto, medicamento, máquina) use;


    hacer uso de algo to use sth
    b) (de facultad, derecho):


    hacer uso de un derecho to exercise a right;
    desde que tengo uso de razón ever since I can remember;
    hacer uso de la palabra (frml) to speak
    c) ( de prenda):


    los zapatos ceden con el uso shoes give with wear
    usar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
    siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
    2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
    II vi (utilizar) to use
    uso sustantivo masculino
    1 use
    (aplicación) se compró el ordenador, pero no le da ningún uso, he bought the computer, but he never makes use of it
    (modo de aplicación) instrucciones de uso, instructions for use
    uso externo/tópico, external/local application
    2 (costumbre) custom
    ' uso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    billón
    - cada
    - casarse
    - como
    - crema
    - cuchara
    - destartalar
    - destino
    - deterioro
    - doméstica
    - doméstico
    - escayola
    - espantosa
    - espantoso
    - estar
    - extendida
    - extendido
    - externa
    - externo
    - gasto
    - lindeza
    - misma
    - mismo
    - mortal
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - parecer
    - permitirse
    - poder
    - prerrogativa
    - pues
    - pura
    - puro
    - que
    - rozar
    - rozarse
    - sala
    - si
    - tal
    - tópica
    - tópico
    - universal
    - usar
    - utensilio
    - vaya
    - ver
    - verdadera
    - verdadero
    - vulgarización
    - vulgarizar
    English:
    abuse
    - afford
    - agree
    - antiallergenic
    - balloon
    - bed
    - blind
    - cease
    - continue
    - current
    - disposable
    - do
    - dog-eared
    - enjoy
    - ever
    - exclusively
    - feel
    - floor
    - fluoride
    - for
    - fuck
    - good
    - have
    - hear of
    - herself
    - himself
    - indeed
    - intend
    - internal
    - it
    - itself
    - just
    - lend
    - lie
    - listen
    - literally
    - misuse
    - myself
    - never
    - next
    - nice
    - not
    - oneself
    - only
    - ourselves
    - practice
    - practise
    - public
    - quite
    - ridesharing
    * * *
    USO ['uso] nf (abrev de Unión Sindical Obrera)
    = centre-right Spanish union
    * * *
    f abr (= Unión Sindical Obrera) Spanish trade union
    * * *
    uso nm
    1) empleo, utilización: use
    de uso personal: for personal use
    hacer uso de: to make use of
    2) : wear
    uso y desgaste: wear and tear
    3) usanza: custom, usage, habit
    al uso de: in the manner of, in the style of
    * * *
    uso n
    2. (ropa, etc) wearing

    Spanish-English dictionary > uso

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