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1 defensa
f.1 defense.en defensa de in defense ofla defensa del medio ambiente the protection of the environmentdefensa personal self-defense2 defense (sport).3 defence, security, defense, guard.4 protection, succor, refuge.5 defendor, advocate.6 shield, guard, protector.7 defensive movement, ward.8 back, back-line player.f. & m.defender (sport).defensa central central defender, center back* * *1 defence (US defense)1 (colmillos de un animal) tusks\en defensa propia in self-defence (US self-defense)en legítima defensa in self-defence (US self-defense)* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=protección) defence, defense (EEUU)(Ministerio de) Defensa — Ministry of Defence, Defense Department (EEUU)
2) (Jur) (=abogado, argumentación) defence, defense (EEUU)3) (Dep)la defensa — (=jugadores) the defence, the defense (EEUU)
4) pl defensas (Med) defences, defenses (EEUU)está bajo de defensas — his (body's) defences are low, his resistance is low
6) (Náut) fender7) Méx bumper, fender (EEUU)2.SMF (Dep) defenderdefensa escoba, defensa libre — sweeper
* * *1)a) ( protección) defense*actuó en defensa propia or en legítima defensa — he acted in self-defense
defensa de algo/alguien — defense* of something/somebody
b) Defensa femenino the Defense Department (AmE), the Ministry of Defence (BrE)2) (Der) defense*los testigos de la defensa — the witnesses for the defense, the defense witnesses
3) defensas femenino plural (Biol, Med) defenses* (pl)4) (Náut) fender5) (Dep)a) ( conjunto) defense** * *= defence [defense, -USA], plea, advocacy, championship, crusade, championing, affirmation, apologia, bulwark.Ex. The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Ex. Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex. This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Ex. The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex. Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.----* actitud de defensa = defensiveness.* actuar defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* alegar defensa = muster + defense.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* defensa bioquímica = biodefence [biodefense, -USA].* defensa con misiles = missile defence.* defensa costera = coastal defence.* defensa de intereses = lobbying.* defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* defensa de tesis = dissertation defence, thesis defence.* defensa nacional = national defence.* defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA].* defensas marítimas = maritime defences.* defensas naturales = natural defences, natural defences.* defensa solapada = plug.* Departamento de Defensa = Department of Defense.* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* en defensa propia = in self-defence.* estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* industria de defensa, la = defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].* mecanismo de defensa = defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].* Ministerio de Defensa = Ministry of Defence.* ministro de defensa = defence minister.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.* secretario de defensa = defence minister.* sistema de defensa = defence system.* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade.* * *1)a) ( protección) defense*actuó en defensa propia or en legítima defensa — he acted in self-defense
defensa de algo/alguien — defense* of something/somebody
b) Defensa femenino the Defense Department (AmE), the Ministry of Defence (BrE)2) (Der) defense*los testigos de la defensa — the witnesses for the defense, the defense witnesses
3) defensas femenino plural (Biol, Med) defenses* (pl)4) (Náut) fender5) (Dep)a) ( conjunto) defense** * *= defence [defense, -USA], plea, advocacy, championship, crusade, championing, affirmation, apologia, bulwark.Ex: The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.
Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.Ex: The article ' apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.* actitud de defensa = defensiveness.* actuar defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* actuar en defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* alegar defensa = muster + defense.* decir en defensa de = say in + defence of.* defensa bioquímica = biodefence [biodefense, -USA].* defensa con misiles = missile defence.* defensa costera = coastal defence.* defensa de intereses = lobbying.* defensa de la profesión = advocacy.* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.* defensa de tesis = dissertation defence, thesis defence.* defensa nacional = national defence.* defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA].* defensas marítimas = maritime defences.* defensas naturales = natural defences, natural defences.* defensa solapada = plug.* Departamento de Defensa = Department of Defense.* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* en defensa propia = in self-defence.* estrategia de defensa = defence strategy.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* industria de defensa, la = defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].* mecanismo de defensa = defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].* Ministerio de Defensa = Ministry of Defence.* ministro de defensa = defence minister.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* primera línea de defensa = first line of defence.* secretario de defensa = defence minister.* sistema de defensa = defence system.* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade.* * *A1 (protección) defense*nadie acudió en su defensa nobody went to his defense, nobody went to defend himsalió en nuestra defensa he came to our defenseactuó en defensa propia or en legítima defensa he acted in self-defense*defensa DE algo/algn defense* OF sth/sbse manifestaron en defensa de sus derechos they demonstrated in defense of their rights2Compuestos:self-defense*anti-aircraft defenses* (pl)sea defenses* (pl)river defenses* (pl)B ( Der) defense*los testigos de la defensa the witnesses for the defense, the defense witnesseslas defensas biológicas del organismo the organism's biological defenses o biological defense mechanismsestá bajo de defensas his resistance is lowD1 ( Náut) fender2 (Cu, Méx) ( Auto) bumperE ( Dep)1 (conjunto) defense*2* * *
defensa sustantivo femenino
1
actuó en defensa propia he acted in self-defense;
defensa de algo/algn defense( conjugate defense) of sth/sb;
defensa personal self-defense( conjugate defense)
2a)◊ Defensa sustantivo femenino
the Defense Department (AmE), the Ministry of Defence (BrE)b)
c)
defensa
I sustantivo femenino
1 defence, US defense: salió en defensa de su hija, he came out in defence of his daugther
2 Auto bumper, US fender
3 Dep (conjunto) defence
4 Med defensas, defences: la enfermedad le ha dejado sin defensas, the disease affected his immune system
II m Dep defender, back
' defensa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caída
- caído
- Cesid
- legítima
- legítimo
- llave
- alegar
- lateral
- mecanismo
English:
AA
- back
- defence
- defender
- defense
- fender
- for
- spirited
- stout
- behalf
- defend
- element
- guard
- mace
- self
* * *♦ nf1. [protección] defence;la defensa del medio ambiente the protection of the environment;lleva siempre una pistola como defensa she always carries a gun to defend herself;en su defensa cabe decir que él ignoraba lo sucedido in his defence, it has to be said that he didn't know what had happened;acudir en defensa de algo/alguien to come to the defence of sth/to sb's defence;salir en defensa de algo/alguien to come out in defence of sth/sbdefensa antiaérea anti-aircraft defences;la defensa nacional national defence;defensa pasiva passive resistance;defensa personal self-defence2.3. [legal] defence;basó su defensa en la falta de pruebas he based his defence on the lack of evidence;en defensa propia, en legítima defensa in self-defence;la defensa [parte en un juicio] the defence;la defensa tiene la palabra [en juicio] it is the turn of the defence to speak4.defensas [sistema inmunitario] defences;tiene las defensas muy bajas his body's defences are very low5. [jugadores, parte del juego] defencedefensa al hombre man-to-man defence;defensa hombre man-to-man defence;defensa en zona [en baloncesto] zone defence♦ nmf[jugador] defender;la línea de defensas the back line, the defencedefensa central [en fútbol] central defender, centre back;defensa de cierre [en rugby] fullback;Fam defensa escoba [en fútbol] sweeper* * *I f1 JUR, DEP defense, Brdefence;legítima defensa self-defense, Br self-defence;salir en defensa de alguien come to s.o.’s defense2 L.Am.AUTO fender, Brmudguard3:II m/f DEP defender* * *defensa nf: defensedefensa nmf: defender, back (in sports)* * *defensa n1. (en general) defence2. (jugador) defender -
2 misil
m.missile.misil de crucero cruise missilemisil teledirigido guided missile* * *1 missile\misil aire-aire air-to-air missilemisil balístico ballistic missilemisil de crucero cruise missilemisil de medio alcance intermediate range ballistic missilemisil teledirigido guided misilemisil tierra-aire surface-to-air missile* * *noun m.* * *SM missile* * *masculino missilemisil de corto/medio/largo alcance — short-range/medium-range/long-range missile
* * *= missile.Ex. Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.----* defensa con misiles = missile defence.* lanzador de misiles = missile launcher.* misíl antiaéreo = anti-aircraft missile.* misil balístico = ballistic missile.* * *masculino missilemisil de corto/medio/largo alcance — short-range/medium-range/long-range missile
* * *= missile.Ex: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.
* defensa con misiles = missile defence.* lanzador de misiles = missile launcher.* misíl antiaéreo = anti-aircraft missile.* misil balístico = ballistic missile.* * *missileCompuestos:antiaircraft missile● misil anticarro or antitanque or contracarroanti-tank missileballistic missile● misil de corto/medio/largo alcanceshort-range/medium-range/long-range missilecruise missile● misil superficie-aire or S.A.M.surface-to-air missilesurface-to-surface missileground-to-air missile* * *
misil sustantivo masculino
missile;◊ misil antiaéreo/balístico antiaircraft/ballistic missile
misil sustantivo masculino missile
' misil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanzamiento
- objetiva
- objetivo
- scud
- cabeza
- lanzar
English:
cruise missile
- fire
- guided missile
- heat-seeking
- home in
- intercept
- long-range
- missile
- path
- rocket
* * *misil nmmissilemisil balístico ballistic missile;misil de crucero cruise missile;misil intercontinental intercontinental missile;misil teledirigido guided missile;misil tierra-aire ground-to-air missile* * *m missile* * *misil nm: missile* * *misil n missile -
3 defensa con misiles
(n.) = missile defenceEx. President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.* * *(n.) = missile defenceEx: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.
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4 carrete2
2 = sales pitch.Ex. President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence. -
5 rollo2
2 = hassle, shaggy dog story, sales pitch, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex. President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.Ex. The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.----* buen rollo = good vibes.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.* rollo amoroso = fling.* rollo barato = soapbox.* rollo de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* rollo macabeo = soapbox.* rollo político = spin.* rollo publicitario = sales pitch, product pitch.* ser un rollo = stink.* tener un rollo amoroso = have + a fling. -
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m.1 bobbin, reel.2 roll (of film) (photography).3 spool, cartridge, bobbin, roll.4 roll of film, film.* * *1 (de hilo) bobbin, reel2 ELECTRICIDAD coil3 (de caña de pescar) reel4 (de película) spool; (de fotos) film, roll of film5 (de máquina de escrbir) cartridge\■ ¡con la prisa que tenía y él, venga a darme carrete! I was in such a hurry and he kept going on and on!* * *noun m.1) film2) reel* * *SM1) (Fot) film2) (Cos) reel, bobbin- dar carrete a algn- tiene carrete para rato3) (Elec) coilcarrete de encendido — (Aut) ignition coil
4) (Pesca) reel* * *masculino (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel (BrE); ( de película) roll of film, film; ( de caña de pescar) reeldarle carrete a alguien — (fam) to engage somebody in conversation
* * *masculino (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel (BrE); ( de película) roll of film, film; ( de caña de pescar) reeldarle carrete a alguien — (fam) to engage somebody in conversation
* * *carrete11 = reel, spool, bobbin.Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.Ex: Bobbins and the machinery they ran on were some of the greatest inventions of the Victorian Era.* carrete abierto = open-spool tape.* carrete de banda sonora = sound track film reel.* carrete de cinta = sound tape reel.* carrete de ordenador = computer reel.* carrete de película = film reel.carrete22 = sales pitch.Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.
* * *A1 (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel ( BrE)2 (de película) roll of film, film3 (de una caña de pescar) reelC( Chi fam) (animación, ambiente): esta zona tiene mucho carrete this part of town has all the actionirse de carrete to go clubbing* * *
carrete sustantivo masculino (de hilo, cinta) spool, reel (BrE);
( de película) film;
( de caña de pescar) reel
carrete sustantivo masculino
1 (bobina de hilo, sedal) reel
(de alambre, cable, etc) coil
2 (de fotografías) roll
♦ Locuciones: familiar dar carrete a alguien, to keep somebody guessing
familiar tener alguien mucho carrete, (hablar mucho una persona) to talk nonstop
' carrete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enrollada
- enrollado
- película
- resguardo
- revelar
- enrollar
English:
bobbin
- coil
- film
- reel
- roll
- spool
* * *carrete nm1. [de hilo] bobbin, reel;[de alambre] coil2. [de pesca] reel;dar carrete a alguien to draw sb out3. [de película] roll (of film)* * *m FOT (roll of) film* * *carrete nm1) bobina: reel, spool2) : roll of film* * *carrete n1. (rollo de película) roll of film / film2. (bobina, de pesca) reel -
7 rollo
m.1 roll (cilindro).rollo de papel higiénico toilet roll2 reel (Cine) (de película).3 drag, bore (informal) (pesadez, aburrimiento).¡qué rollo! what a bore o drag!un rollo de discurso/tío an incredibly boring speech/guyel rollo de costumbre the same old story¡corta el rollo ya! shut up, you're boring me to death!soltar el rollo to go on and ontener mucho rollo to witter on4 tall story (informal) (embuste).5 stuff (informal) (tema, historia).el rollo ese de la clonación all that stuff about cloning, all that cloning business6 scene (informal) (ambiente, tipo de vida). (peninsular Spanish)el rollo de la droga/de las discotecas the drug/nightclub sceneno me va ese rollo it's not my scene, I'm not into all that7 relationship (informal) (relación). (peninsular Spanish)tener un rollo (con) to have a fling (with)tener buen/mal rollo (con alguien) to get on/not to get on (with somebody)8 roller, curler (para el pelo). (Venezuelan Spanish)9 untrue story.10 scroll, roll of parchment.11 speech, lecture, screed, sermon.12 rouleau.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rollar.* * *1 (gen) roll; (de cable, alambre) coil2 familiar (michelín) roll of fat3 familiar (aburrimiento) drag, bore, pain■ ¡menudo rollo! how boring!4 familiar (discurso, explicación, etc) long drawn-out speech, boring lecture■ ¡vaya rollo nos soltó! he didn't half go on!\estar en el rollo argot to be with it, be cooltener rollo familiar to go on a lottener buen rollo argot to be chatty, be easy to get on withrollo de papel higiénico roll of toilet paperrollo de primavera COCINA spring rollrollo pastelero rolling pinrollo patatero real bore, real drag* * *noun m.1) roll2) bore* * *1. SM1) (=cilindro) [de tela, papel, cuerda fina, cable fino] roll; [de cuerda gruesa, cable grueso] coil; [de película de cine] reel; [de pergamino] scrollrollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller
2) (Culin)a) (tb: rollo pastelero)Esp rolling pinb) [de masa, relleno] (pastry) roll3) (=tronco) logen rollo — whole, uncut
4) * (=michelín) roll of fat, spare tyre * hum¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró
¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *
nos vino con un rollo de su familia que no había quien se lo creyera — he spun us a yarn about his family that no one could possibly believe
¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *
corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want
cortar el rollo a algn —
mejor que le cortes el rollo, que tenemos prisa — don't let him rattle on, we're in a hurry
¡con lo bien que lo estábamos pasando! ¡nos has cortado el rollo! — we were having a great time until you went and spoiled things!
estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —
tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —
no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like
6) * (=aburrimiento)¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **
ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **
7) ** (=asunto) thingno sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on
8) Esp ** (=ambiente) scene *9) ** (=sensación)•
buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *
me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it
¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *
tener un buen/mal rollo con algn — to get on well/badly with sb
10) * (=relación sentimental)2.ADJ INV Esp, Méx * boringno seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián
* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boringIIqué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
1)a) (de papel, tela, película) rollb) (de cable, cuerda) reelc) (fam) ( de gordura) roll of fatd) (Esp) (Coc) tb2)a) (Esp fam) ( cosa aburrida) boreb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( lata)3) (fam)a) ( perorata) speech (colloq), lecture (colloq)todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)
bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
b) ( mentira) story4) (Esp arg) ( ambiente) scene (colloq)5)a) (Esp, Méx fam)b) ( asunto) business* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boringIIqué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
1)a) (de papel, tela, película) rollb) (de cable, cuerda) reelc) (fam) ( de gordura) roll of fatd) (Esp) (Coc) tb2)a) (Esp fam) ( cosa aburrida) boreb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( lata)3) (fam)a) ( perorata) speech (colloq), lecture (colloq)todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)
bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
b) ( mentira) story4) (Esp arg) ( ambiente) scene (colloq)5)a) (Esp, Méx fam)b) ( asunto) business* * *rollo12 = roll, roll, coil, roll.Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.
Ex: For example, bundles, files, volumes or rolls are clearly items because they are physically appropriate for handling.Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.* rollo de acetato = acetate roll.* rollo de papel de cocina = kitchen roll.* rollo de papel higiénico = loo roll.* rollo de papiro = papyrus roll.* rollo de película = roll film.* rollo de pergamino = parchment scroll, roll.* rollo de piano = piano roll.* rollo de toallitas de papel = kitchen roll.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.rollo22 = hassle, shaggy dog story, sales pitch, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.* buen rollo = good vibes.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.* rollo amoroso = fling.* rollo barato = soapbox.* rollo de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* rollo macabeo = soapbox.* rollo político = spin.* rollo publicitario = sales pitch, product pitch.* ser un rollo = stink.* tener un rollo amoroso = have + a fling.* * *¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! ( colloq)A1 (de papel, tela) rollun rollo de papel higiénico a roll of toilet paper2 (de película) roll3 (de cable, cuerda) reel4 ( fam) (de gordura) roll of fat51 (cosa aburrida) borelas clases me parecen un rollo the classes bore me to death o are dead boring ( colloq)¡qué rollazo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!un rollo patatero or macabeo ( Esp arg): este programa es un rollo patatero this program is dead boring o is a real turn-off o ( AmE) is lethal ( colloq)2(lata): ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance!, what a pain o drag! ( colloq)este coche es un rollo this car's more trouble than it's worth ( colloq)C ( fam)todos los días nos suelta or nos mete or ( Méx) nos tira or ( Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo he gives us the same speech o sermon every day ( colloq)no me sueltes el rollo, ya sé lo que tengo que hacer you can cut the lecture, I know what I have to do ( colloq)bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? ( AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? ( BrE colloq)2 (cuento, mentira) storynos contó or nos metió un rollo de que había estado enfermo he told o gave us some story about having been illD( Esp): tener rollo: ¡qué rollo tiene este tío! this guy sure does go on! ( colloq), this guy never shuts up! ( colloq)tiene mucho rollo, pero a la hora de la verdad… he talks a lot o ( colloq) he has a big mouth, but when it comes down to it…¡venga, modernízate, que no estás en el rollo! come on, get with it!, you just aren't hip o cool! ( colloq)a mí este rollo no me va this isn't my scene ( colloq)le va mucho el rollo he's really into the scene ( colloq)1(asunto): no sé de qué va el rollo I don't know what's going on o what it's all aboutno me aclaro con el rollo este de los impuestos nuevos I can't make head nor tail of this new tax business ( colloq)es un rollo muy malo, no tienen casa ni trabajo things are looking really bad, they have nowhere to live and no work ( colloq)2 (aventura amorosa) affair* * *
rollo sustantivo masculino
1
2
◊ ¡qué rollo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!
◊ ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance o pain!
3 (fam)
bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
4 (Esp, Méx fam) ( asunto) business
■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boring;◊ ¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
rollo sustantivo masculino
1 (de papel, tela, etc) roll
(para la cámara de fotos) (roll of) film
Cine reel
(de papel higiénico) roll (of toilet paper)
2 (de alambre, cuerda, etc) coil, reel
3 Culin (para amasar) rolling pin
(para comer) roll
4 fam (una persona, una cosa) drag, bore: ¡menudo rollo de película!, what a boring film!
soltar el rollo, to give a speech o sermon
5 fam (asunto) affair, matter: está metido en el rollo de las drogas, he's involved in drugs
6 fam (ambiente) hay buen/mal rollo entre nosotros, we have good/bad vibrations
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo un rollo patatero, to be a real bore
' rollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esto
- paliza
- palo
- pestiño
- avanzar
- movida
English:
bore
- coil
- grind
- hassle
- roll
- scroll
- spiel
- toilet roll
- bind
- reel
- rolling pin
- toilet
* * *♦ nm1. [cilindro] roll;[cuerda, cable] coil rollo de papel higiénico toilet roll;rollo de pergamino scroll;Culin rollo de primavera spring roll2. [carrete fotográfico] roll of film;[de película de cine] reel [molestia, latazo] pain;¡qué rollo! [aburrimiento] what a drag o bore!;[molestia] what a pain!;un rollo de discurso/tío an incredibly boring speech/guy;el rollo de costumbre the same old story;¡corta el rollo ya! shut up, you're boring me to death!;soltar el rollo to go on and on;nos metió un rollo diciéndonos que… he gave us some story o spiel about…rollo macabeo [mentira] ridiculous spiel;rollo patatero [mentira] ridiculous spielel rollo ese de la clonación all that stuff about cloning, all that cloning business;¿de qué va el rollo? what's it all about?;¡vamos, suelta el rollo! come on, out with it!el rollo de la droga/de las discotecas the drug/nightclub scene;no me va ese rollo it's not my scene, I'm not into all thatvenga, colega, tírate el rollo y déjanos pasar go on, be a pal and let us inle daba mal rollo quedarse sola she was really uncomfortable about being left on her own11. CompRP Famlargar el rollo [vomitar] to throw up♦ adj invEsp Fam [aburrido] boring;yo lo encuentro un poco rollo I think he's a bit of a bore* * *m1 FOT roll2 fig famdrag fam ;¡qué rollo! fam what a drag! fam3 ( sermón):¡corta el rollo! fam can it! fam, shut up! fam ;soltar el rollo fam give a speech4 ( lío):tener un rollo con alguien have a thing with s.o. fam5 ( tema):me va el rollo de la cocina mexicana/ la pintura pop I’m into Mexican cookery/ painting fam6:buen/mal rollo pop good/bad atmosphere* * *rollo nm1) : roll, coilun rollo de cinta: a roll of tapeen rollo: rolled up* * *rollo n1. (en general) roll2. (cosa pesada) drag / pain -
8 arma
f.1 arm, weapon (instrument).alzarse en armas to rise up in armspresentar/rendir armas to present/surrender armsarma blanca bladearma de fuego firearmarma homicida murder weaponarma nuclear nuclear weaponarma química chemical weaponarma secreta secret weapon2 weapon (medio).la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria3 gun.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: armar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: armar.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 weapon, arm2 (heráldica) arms, armorial bearings\alzarse en armas to rise up in armspasar por las armas to executepresentar armas to present armsrendir armas to surrenderser de armas tomar figurado to be formidabletomar las armas to take up armsarma blanca knifearma corta small armarma de artillería artilleryarma de doble filo figurado double-edged swordarma de fuego firearmarma homicida murder weaponarma nuclear nuclear weaponlicencia de armas firearms licence (US license)* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mil) weapon¡a las armas! — to arms!
¡armas al hombro! — shoulder arms!
¡descansen armas! — order arms!
¡presenten armas! — present arms!
•
rendir las armas — to lay down one's arms•
estar sobre las armas — to be under arms•
tocar (al) arma — to sound the call to arms•
tomar las armas — to take up armsde armas tomar —
arma reglamentaria — service weapon, regulation weapon
2) (=medio) weapon3) (Mil) (=cuerpo) arm4) (Mil)las armas — (=profesión) the military, the armed services
5) pl armas [de escudo] arms* * *femenino‡1)a) (Arm, Mil) weaponarma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon
de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)
ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon2) ( cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm
* * *= weapon, arm.Ex. Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.Ex. The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.----* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.* arma arrojadiza = projectile.* arma biológica = biological weapon.* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.* arma corta = small arm.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.* arma letal = lethal weapon.* arma ligera = light weapon.* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.* arma nuclear = nuclear device.* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.* arma química = chemical weapon.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* armas, las = armed force.* armas letales = lethal weaponry.* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.* camarada de armas = brother in arms.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* comercio de armas = arms trade.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* permiso de armas = firearm permit.* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.* plaza de armas = parade ground.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* venta de armas = arms sale.* * *femenino‡1)a) (Arm, Mil) weaponarma nuclear/convencional/biológica — nuclear/conventional/biological weapon
de armas tomar — formidable, redoubtable (frml)
ser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos — to be a double-edged sword
b) (instrumento, medio) weapon2) ( cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería — the artillery/infantry arm
* * *= weapon, arm.Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.* alijo de armas = arms cache, weapons cache.* arma arrojadiza = projectile.* arma biológica = biological weapon.* arma bioquímica = bioweapon.* arma corta = small arm.* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.* arma de dos filos = double-edged sword.* arma de fuego = firearm.* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.* arma de servicio = service weapon.* arma enajenada = deactivated weapon.* arma estratégica = strategic weapon.* arma inutilizada = deactivated weapon.* arma letal = lethal weapon.* arma ligera = light weapon.* arma no letal = non-lethal weapon.* arma nuclear = nuclear device.* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil = stun gun, stun gun.* arma paralizadora sin proyectil = taser.* arma química = chemical weapon.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* arma secreta = secret weapon.* armas, las = armed force.* armas letales = lethal weaponry.* armas no letales = non-lethal weaponry.* armas nucleares = nuclear weapons.* camarada de armas = brother in arms.* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.* comercio de armas = arms trade.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* cubierta de armas = cannon deck.* de armas tomar = redoubtable.* dejar las armas = put down + weapons.* deponer las armas = put down + weapons.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* disparar un arma = fire + weapon.* escudo de armas = escutcheon [scutcheon].* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* herida de arma blanca = stab wound.* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.* hermano de armas = brother in arms.* levantar armas = take up + arms.* levantarse en armas (contra) = take + arms against, rebel (against).* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* llamamiento a las armas = call to arms.* país con armas nucleares = nuclear state.* permiso de armas = firearm permit.* permiso de tenencia de armas = firearm permit.* plaza de armas = parade ground.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser un arma de dos filos = be a mixed blessing.* tomar armas = take up + arms.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* venta de armas = arms sale.* * *f‡Ala venta de armas the sale of weapons o armstenencia ilícita de armas illegal possession of arms¡a las armas! to arms!¡armas al hombro! shoulder arms!¡presenten armas! present arms!alzarse or levantarse en armas to rise up in armsrendir las armas to lay down one's armstomar (las) armas to take up armsde armas tomar formidable, redoubtable ( frml)pasar a algn por las armas (fusilar) to shoot sb;(aprovecharse de) ( fam) to have one's way with sbser un arma de doble filo or de dos filos to be a double-edged sword2 (instrumento, medio) weaponla huelga es la única arma que tenemos strike action is the only weapon we havela única arma de que dispone este animal para defenderse the only means this animal has of defending itselfla sencillez de la película se revela como su mejor arma the simplicity of the film turns out to be its greatest strengthCompuestos:atomic weapon● arma aturdidora or de aturdimientostun gunbiological weaponconventional weaponlarge-bore gunsmall-bore gunweapon of mass destructionfirearmlarge-bore gunsmall-bore gunnuclear weponchemical weaponregulation firearmsecret weaponB (cuerpo militar) armel arma de artillería/infantería the artillery/infantry arm1 (fuerzas armadas) armed forces (pl)2(profesión militar): la carrera de armas a career in the armed services o in the military (services) ( AmE), a career in the services o the armed forces o the forces ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo armar: ( conjugate armar)
arma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
arma
armar
arma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singulara) (Arm, Mil) weapon;
arma blanca any sharp instrument used as a weapon;
arma de fuego firearm;
armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;
deponer las armas to lay down one's arms;
tomar (las) armas to take up arms;
no llevaba armas he wasn't carrying a weapon;
de armas tomar formidable;
ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword
armar ( conjugate armar) verbo transitivo
1
2
‹tienda/carpa› to pitch, put up
3 (fam) ‹alboroto/ruido/lío› to make;◊ arma jaleo to kick up o make a racket (colloq);
arma un escándalo to kick up a fuss;
armala (fam): ¡buena la has armado! you've really done it now! (colloq);
la que me armó porque llegué tarde you should have seen the way he went on because I was late
armarse verbo pronominal
1a) (Mil) to arm oneselfb) armase de algo ‹de armas/herramientas› to arm oneself with sth;
armase de valor to pluck up courage
2
◊ ¡qué jaleo se armó! there was a real commotionb) (fam) [ persona]:◊ me armé un lío/una confusión I got into a mess (colloq)
arma sustantivo femenino weapon: figurado ese argumento es un arma de doble filo, that argument is a double-edged sword
arma biológica, biological weapon
arma blanca, knife
arma de fuego, firearm
arma homicida, murder weapon
arma nuclear, nuclear weapon
♦ Locuciones: ser de armas tomar, to be a person to be reckoned with
armar verbo transitivo
1 (dar armas) to arm
2 (ensamblar) to fit o put together, assemble
3 fam (organizar un escándalo, un alboroto) la armaron buena, they kicked up a real fuss
' arma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- calibrar
- calibre
- conminar
- culata
- descargada
- descargado
- desenfundar
- disparar
- doble
- empuñar
- escabechar
- gatillo
- herir
- hoja
- homicida
- impacto
- incisiva
- incisivo
- mira
- montar
- navaja
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- segura
- seguro
- silenciador
- alcance
- cañón
- dardo
- defensivo
- delator
- descarga
- disparador
- espada
- lanza
- manejar
- maza
- patada
- pistón
- portar
- probar
- recargar
- un
English:
accuracy
- aim
- alarm
- automatic
- bang
- barrel
- bore
- cock
- conventional
- cover
- deadly
- disable
- draw
- fire
- firearm
- gun
- hammer
- lethal
- level
- loaded
- magazine
- misfire
- muzzle
- pointed
- recoil
- shoot off
- shot
- sight
- sling
- spear
- train
- weapon
- wield
* * *1. [instrumento] arm, weapon;alzarse en armas to rise up in arms;pasar a alguien por las armas to have sb shot (by firing squad);¡presenten armas! present arms!;rendir armas to surrender arms;tomar las armas to take up arms;velar las armas to undertake the vigil of the arms;ser un arma de doble filo to be a double-edged sword;ser de armas tomar to be someone to be reckoned witharma atómica nuclear weapon;arma bacteriológica bacteriological weapon;arma biológica biological weapon;arma blanca blade, = weapon with a sharp blade;arma convencional conventional weapon;armas de destrucción masiva weapons of mass destruction;arma de fuego firearm;arma homicida murder weapon;arma ligera light weapon;arma nuclear nuclear weapon;arma pesada heavy weapon;arma química chemical weapon;arma reglamentaria regulation firearm;también Fig arma secreta secret weapon2. [medio] weapon;la mejor arma contra la arrogancia es la indiferencia the best defence against arrogance is to ignore it;renunciaron a la violencia como arma política they renounced the use of violence as a political weapon;la vacuna será una poderosa arma contra la malaria the vaccine will be a powerful weapon against malaria3. [cuerpo en ejército] arm;el arma de infantería the infantry arm4.las armas [profesión] a military career, the Army;eligió la carrera de las armas he chose a career in the Army* * *f weapon;alzarse en armas rise up in arms;tomar las armas take up arms;llamar a las arma call to arms;pasar por las armas shoot;presentar arma present arms;de armas tomar fig fam formidable* * *arma nf1) : weapon2) armas nfpl: armed forces3)arma de fuego : firearm* * *arma n weapon -
9 militar
adj.military.Aquí hay actividad militar Here we have military activity.f. & m.1 soldier.los militares the military2 army officer, military man.Los militares están en descanso The army officers are at ease.v.1 to be active.2 to serve in the army.El chico alto militó The tall boy served in the army.3 to be politically active.Los estudiantes militan The students are politically active.* * *► adjetivo1 military1 military man, soldier1 MILITAR to serve\tribunal militar military court* * *1. adj. 2. noun mf.* * *1.ADJ military2.SM (=soldado) soldier, military man; [en la mili] serviceman3. VI1) (Mil) to serve ( in the army)2) (Pol)* * *Iadjetivo militaryIImasculino y femenino soldier, military manIIIverbo intransitivo to be politically active* * *Iadjetivo militaryIImasculino y femenino soldier, military manIIIverbo intransitivo to be politically active* * *militar11 = serviceman [servicemen, -pl.], serviceperson.Ex: Personal readers' guidance was provided to World War I servicemen.
Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.* hijo de militares = military brat.* militares, los = military, the.militar22 = military, martial.Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, a graphic presentation of a military o naval plan, etc.
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.* academia militar = military academy.* accesorios militares = militaria.* acción militar = military action.* actuación militar = military action.* aficionado a todo lo militar = military buff.* al estilo militar = military-style.* amante de lo militar = military buff.* amenaza militar = military threat.* armamento militar = military hardware.* arquitectura militar = military architecture.* base militar = military base.* brazo militar = military arm.* campaña militar = military campaign.* ciencia militar = military science.* comandante militar = military commander.* condecoración militar = Legion of Merit.* conflicto militar = military conflict.* cuartel militar = army barracks.* desfile militar = military parade, military tattoo.* despliegue militar = military deployment.* dictadura militar = military dictatorship.* estrategia militar = military strategy.* fuerza militar = military forces.* funeral militar = military funeral.* gasto militar = military expenditure.* historiador militar = military historian.* hospital militar = military hospital.* ingeniero militar = military engineer.* intervención militar = military intervention, military action.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* junta militar = military junta, junta.* líder militar = military leader.* mando militar = military command.* medicina militar = military medicine.* mujer militar = servicewoman.* música militar = martial music.* observación militar = surveillance.* ofensiva militar = military offensive.* operación militar = military operation.* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.* pelado a lo militar = crewcut [crew-cut].* personal militar = military personnel.* poderío militar = military power.* policía militar = military police.* prisión militar = military prison.* propiedad militar = military property.* protección militar = military protection.* reclutamiento militar = military draft.* régimen militar = military regime.* representante militar = army official, army officer.* satélite militar = surveillance satellite.* secreto militar = military secret.* servicio militar = military service.* servicio militar obligatorio = compulsory military service, draft, the, military draft.* silo militar = missile silo.* soldado militar = military soldier.* tribunal militar = military tribunal.militar3 contra3 = militate against.Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
* * *militarysoldier, military manlos militares the militaryCompuesto:career soldiervito be politically activemilitar en un partido político to be an active member of a political partyera de izquierda, pero nunca militó he was left-wing, but never politically active* * *
militar 1 adjetivo
military
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
soldier, military man;
militar 2 ( conjugate militar) verbo intransitivo
to be politically active;
militar en un partido político to be an active member of a political party
militar
I adjetivo military
el presupuesto militar, the defense budget
II sustantivo masculino soldier
unos bandidos vestidos de militares..., some bandits dressed as soldiers...
III vi Pol (ser miembro de) to be a member: milita en las juventudes pacifistas, she's a member of the young pacifists group
' militar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aviación
- aviador
- aviadora
- cartilla
- control
- exenta
- exento
- intervención
- juventud
- milicia
- oprimir
- paisana
- paisano
- PM
- rango
- servicio
- sublevarse
- superior
- zona
- aeronáutica
- apto
- base
- capote
- centinela
- charanga
- civil
- colonia
- comando
- cumplir
- destinado
- destinar
- dispositivo
- escuela
- guardia
- instrucción
- patrullero
- potencia
- prestar
- recluta
- tribunal
English:
civilian
- conscription
- DSO
- excuse
- guardhouse
- military
- serviceman
- soldier
- staff college
- stockade
- tattoo
- junta
- service
* * *♦ adjmilitary♦ nmfsoldier;el general es el segundo militar que asesina el grupo en lo que va de año the general is the second member of the military to be murdered by the group this year;los militares the militarymilitar2 vi1. [en partido, sindicato] to be a member (en of);militó en la izquierda durante su juventud he was an active left-winger in his youth2. [apoyar]son muchas circunstancias las que militan a o [m5] en su favor there are many circumstances in his favour;* * *I adj militaryII m/f soldier;los militares pl the military:militar en be a member of* * *militar vi1) : to serve (in the military)2) : to be active (in politics)militar adj: militarymilitar nmfsoldado: soldier* * *militar1 adj militarymilitar2 n soldier
См. также в других словарях:
missile defence — noun Missile defence/missile defense is used before these nouns: ↑shield … Collocations dictionary
missile defence system — noun naval weaponry providing a defense system • Syn: ↑missile defense system • Hypernyms: ↑naval weaponry … Useful english dictionary
Active Layered Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence — (ALTBMD) ist das seit September 2005 durch den Nordatlantikrat bezeichnete NATO Programm zur Raketenabwehr in Europa und sieht dabei die Erfassung und Bekämpfung von gegnerischen Kurz und Mittelstreckenraketen bis zu einer Reichweite von 3000 km… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Defence Research and Development Organisation — Sanskrit: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम् Strength s Origin is in Science [1] Agency overvi … Wikipedia
Missile defense — The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. A RIM 161 Standard Missile 3 anti ballistic missile is launched from USS Shiloh, a US Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser … Wikipedia
missile defense system — noun naval weaponry providing a defense system • Syn: ↑missile defence system • Hypernyms: ↑naval weaponry … Useful english dictionary
Defence Equipment & Support — Defence Equipment and Support (DE S) is the name of the merged procurement and support organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. It came into being on 2 April 2007, bringing together the MoD s Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence… … Wikipedia
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory — Established Address Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad 500 058 Location Hyderabad, AP Operating Agency DRDO … Wikipedia
Defence Research and Development Canada — Defence Research and Development Canada, also Defence R D Canada or DRDC (Recherche développement pour la défense Canada, R D pour la défense Canada, ou RDDC in French), is an agency of the Department of National Defence (DND), whose purpose is… … Wikipedia
Defence Materiel Organisation — Type Australian Government Prescribed Agency Industry Government, Defence Founded 2000 Prescribed Agency in 2005 … Wikipedia
Defence Science and Technology Agency — Agency overview Formed March 15, 2000 (2000 03 15) … Wikipedia